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Recent Examples of scabrous
In the world of The Boys, based on the gleefully scabrous 2000s indie comic-book series of the same name by writer Garth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson, superheroes are real, pop-culture-dominating, and with rare exceptions, entirely unheroic.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
At nearly three hours, the anthology film was divisive: Some hailed its scabrous take on human nature as brilliant, and others derided it as bloated.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 May 2024
Malcolm is the pressure-release valve in Baumbach's scabrous follow-up to 2005's The Squid and the Whale, and one of many points of contention between Margot and Pauline.
—Erik Adams, EW.com, 18 July 2023
This dirty Pommie duo make scabrous gold on UK Grim, their 12th studio album.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2023
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
At nearly three hours, the anthology film was divisive: Some hailed its scabrous take on human nature as brilliant, and others derided it as bloated.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 May 2024
Malcolm is the pressure-release valve in Baumbach's scabrous follow-up to 2005's The Squid and the Whale, and one of many points of contention between Margot and Pauline.
—Erik Adams, EW.com, 18 July 2023
This dirty Pommie duo make scabrous gold on UK Grim, their 12th studio album.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scabrous
Adjective
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But prospects for bourbon in the global market are not all troublesome.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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Depth in the offensive line room is troublesome — and that’s putting it kindly — because of the knee injury Liam Eichenberg is rehabbing, which will likely force him to begin the 2025 season on the physically unable to perform list.—
Omar Kelly
August 25,
Miami Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Although proximity makes for easier studies, this is counterbalanced against the system’s vexing complexity.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sneaking one command on the back of another As noted, prompt injections are one of the most vexing vulnerabilities facing AI chatbots.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The next morning, there were two vexatious problems.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Both were armed with their own social media companies, spewing ad hominem attacks, with vexatious claims playing out in public.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The Myth That Won’t Die: 'Nobody Scrolls' For years, there’s been this stubborn idea in web design that everything important has to be above the fold.—
Talie Smith,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Over centuries of Christian rule in Europe, Judaism came to name not only the stubborn beliefs and practices of the community that rejected Jesus but also a set of temptations Christians ought always to guard against.—
Daniel May,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That is not at all a worrisome level, but a small interest rate cut would be appropriate.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The only other worrisome stretch of games the Chiefs have on their schedule is the back-to-back Week 8 and 9 matchups against the Washington Commanders, who made it to the NFC Championship Game last year, and the Buffalo Bills, who the Chiefs beat in the AFC Championship Game.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As valuations soar, however, the teams become way more complex to buy and sell.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Navigating shifting federal priorities, complex public-private partnerships and global supply chain risks requires proactive engagement across governments, private investors and communities to secure sustainable capital and manage geopolitical uncertainties.—
Khaled Naja,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This includes courses such as the notoriously recondite organic chemistry as well as biology, general chemistry, and physics.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Social Security’s internal workings are so recondite and poorly understood by average voters that numerous possible ways of imposing benefit cuts or otherwise harming the program are hiding in plain sight.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Nov. 2024
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Reduction In Security-Related Deal Losses: Fewer instances where security gaps are cited as the reason for losing an opportunity These metrics translate security from an abstract risk management function into tangible business results that the board can appreciate.—
Nick Ryan,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Ellsberg appears to be saying that wisdom is the ability to privilege ultimate ends over more immediate goals, or perhaps a capacity to attend to real-world consequences when faced with abstract models.—
Meghan O’Gieblyn,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Scabrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scabrous. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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