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as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
a reprehensible tyrant, who oppressed his country for decades, has finally been brought to justice
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as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
your behavior towards the other team was truly reprehensible, so you're being suspended from the next three games
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Recent Examples of reprehensible
As a result that totally rules out any possibility of reprehensible actions on his part.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
What an indefensible, reprehensible & disrespectful thing to have done.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Lois herself attempts to explain her reprehensible actions which reveals a disturbing family history and an addiction to gambling.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The young senator even managed to turn around a question on family separation, one of the more reprehensible episodes of the Trump years.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
What an indefensible, reprehensible & disrespectful thing to have done.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
Lois herself attempts to explain her reprehensible actions which reveals a disturbing family history and an addiction to gambling.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The young senator even managed to turn around a question on family separation, one of the more reprehensible episodes of the Trump years.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehensible
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Trump pleaded not guilty to every charge against him.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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Terry Martin was later indicted and pleaded guilty to the theft.Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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Soto is still a far more accomplished offensive player than Tucker, who will turn 28 in January.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Wagner took on the bulk of the offensive load in Banchero's absence, averaging 24.4 points per game.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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But even more blameworthy has been the president’s assault on U.S. institutions, which began long before the novel coronavirus appeared and will be felt long after it is gone.Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2020
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His political support group consists mainly of sycophants who seek status by riding his popular coattails, while the erstwhile staff of his late presidential office have either now become subjects for criminal prosecution or — if not blameworthy — are adamantly urging against his return.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
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This time difference is unacceptable and the cause of many breaches.Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The lack of information is absolutely unacceptable.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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In the textbook’s narrative, the butcher of millions is never culpable.Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Law enforcement officers who executed the warrants were similarly not culpable of any crime, per prosecutors.Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
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Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Although the court was an obnoxious shade of yellow to signify and celebrate the NBA Cup occasion, Denver was officially eliminated from the group stage of the in-season tournament by halftime, due to other results around the league.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
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Almost everyone is bitter, unpleasant, scheming, self-centered, manipulative or awful (or just plain crazy).Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The news, predictably, was unpleasant: the Olympic roster was about to leak, and Clark wasn’t on it.Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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He was originally charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, and three counts of felony reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, but his charges were reduced to misdemeanors during a hearing on Tuesday. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING?Lori A Bashian Fox News, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The original charges — three felony counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and one misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct — were pled down this week.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Reprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprehensible. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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