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as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the scandalous news that police officers had been taking bribes
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as in erroneous
causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name
spread a scandalous rumor about a coworker that almost cost him his job
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Recent Examples of scandalous
Brynn was doing just what Erin was doing, creating a scandalous story and then spreading it around as some kind of joke.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
After making headlines following a scandalous affair and unexpected pregnancy, Bergman was denounced on the U.S. Senate floor for immorality, divorced and locked in a custody battle over her daughter Pia, with ex-husband Petter Lindström.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
For example: The scandalous photos taken on the beach of Catherine’s nipple and her crotch.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
While the company is best known for its thunderous, ultra-American V-twin cruisers, it's stretched its envelope with quite a variety of different bikes over the years, including a scandalous foray into silent electrics.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
After making headlines following a scandalous affair and unexpected pregnancy, Bergman was denounced on the U.S. Senate floor for immorality, divorced and locked in a custody battle over her daughter Pia, with ex-husband Petter Lindström.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
For example: The scandalous photos taken on the beach of Catherine’s nipple and her crotch.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
While the company is best known for its thunderous, ultra-American V-twin cruisers, it's stretched its envelope with quite a variety of different bikes over the years, including a scandalous foray into silent electrics.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalous
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That ends up dislodging the disgusting foreign item in Larry's throat.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Leigh goes for the gags in this one, from Broadbent’s workplace pratfall to friend of the family Aubrey’s (Timothy Spall) disgusting new restaurant.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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An employee with responsibility for small package delivery expense accounting intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries to hide about $151 million of cumulative delivery expenses from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024, Macy’s indicated.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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In a statement accompanying its quarterly earnings results, the department store chain said a single employee responsible for small package delivery expense accounting had intentionally created erroneous cost entries from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024.Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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For many people, finding the perfect ugly Christmas sweater is an annual tradition.Shea Simmons, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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In a Hungarian cartoon from around 1951, Churchill is seen as an ugly villain, ready to set households and factories on fire.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Reviews of the film at the time tended to single out the career-best performance of Jason Patric, primarily because, as the aggro, rape-minded workout buddy to Eckhart’s weak-spined Barry, Patric’s is the showiest and most sickening role.Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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The yearling scrambled back up its tree, then let go and fell, landing with a sickening thud.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Any accusation that Israel's objective was to starve innocent civilians—rather than to compel the surrender of Hamas combatants—is not merely unfounded but a libelous distortion of the truth.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Newspapers also worried about potentially libelous posts.Mike Savino, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
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This outcome was always a possibility for the Red Sox, but what is truly shocking is the lack of urgency and effort from the Boston front office.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Even for an attorney who has taken on so many high-profile cases, Buzbee acknowledges that pursuing shocking allegations against Combs, one of the best-selling musical artists of all time – and not on his home turf – will be a big test of his legal and public relations skills.Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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But Trump’s return, and pledge to end the war quickly, has fueled concern that an unfavorable truce might be forced on Ukraine.Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Hezbollah's military infrastructure has been significantly degraded, and the Lebanese group agreed to a ceasefire with Israel last month under extremely unfavorable terms.Barak Ravid, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
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Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Even as the country seeks to emerge from the legacy of those seven horrible years, however, a new government elected in 2023 has become the first since the fall of the dictatorship to justify the regime’s extrajudicial killings and violent repression.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Scandalous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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