as in disgraces
a cause of shame
a scandal that for many years haunted the family of the banker convicted of embezzlement
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Recent Examples of scandals
The ruling party has been dogged by corruption scandals which have divided the party.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Thanks to a deluge of sports betting ads flooding TV, social media and billboards, and high-profile betting scandals in sports—from Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter in baseball to the NBA’s Jontay Porter—a backlash has coalesced.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The documentary aired on HBO in July and pries into the legendary screen actress’ scandals and her complicated film legacy.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
The Astros’ run of championship league series appearances came under the specter of one of Major League Baseball’s most notorious scandals.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Vatican Bank has a history of financial scandals and in 2013 Pope Francis set up an expert committee to recommend reforms to the economic and administrative structures of the Holy See to combat the problem.
—Jack Guy and Christopher Lamb, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The restriction was put in place by the Fed in 2018 after a series of scandals under previous leadership.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Former daytime-talk staple Wendy Williams is no longer on air, but that hasn’t stopped her from weighing in on one of the music industry’s most damning scandals in recent years.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Thanks to a deluge of sports betting ads flooding TV, social media and billboards, and high-profile betting scandals in sports—from Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter in baseball to the NBA’s Jontay Porter—a backlash has coalesced.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The documentary aired on HBO in July and pries into the legendary screen actress’ scandals and her complicated film legacy.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2024
The Astros’ run of championship league series appearances came under the specter of one of Major League Baseball’s most notorious scandals.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
The Vatican Bank has a history of financial scandals and in 2013 Pope Francis set up an expert committee to recommend reforms to the economic and administrative structures of the Holy See to combat the problem.
—Jack Guy and Christopher Lamb, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
The restriction was put in place by the Fed in 2018 after a series of scandals under previous leadership.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Former daytime-talk staple Wendy Williams is no longer on air, but that hasn’t stopped her from weighing in on one of the music industry’s most damning scandals in recent years.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Scandals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandals. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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