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Recent Examples of scapegoat
Some of the competitors begin to question whether, to mix animal metaphors, the Burmese Python has been a scapegoat for local government and industry, a cover for practices that include dumping pesticides and other harmful substances into those swamps.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
Americans deserve leaders who understand that immigrants are the lifeblood of our country — not a political scapegoat.
—Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
In our opinion, Chief Crowley is being made a scapegoat, and she is being terminated for telling the truth.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The Old Testament story of the scapegoat—a goat burdened by human sins and exiled into the wilderness in order to purify the community—inspired Hepburn Ferrer’s latest body of work.
—airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
Americans deserve leaders who understand that immigrants are the lifeblood of our country — not a political scapegoat.
—Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
In our opinion, Chief Crowley is being made a scapegoat, and she is being terminated for telling the truth.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The Old Testament story of the scapegoat—a goat burdened by human sins and exiled into the wilderness in order to purify the community—inspired Hepburn Ferrer’s latest body of work.
—airmail.news, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scapegoat
Noun
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Once identified, the kit dynamically loads a counterfeit login page tailored to that provider, often with the victim’s email address already filled in.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Preliminary investigation indicates there was an incident between people in the parking lot just before the victim was shot.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Luckily, Rag & Bone’s hidden sale on Gilt, a low-key site with discounts on designer finds, is a great excuse to start a spring closet cleanout.—
Melony Forcier,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Now, with all this money invested in his side of the ball — with more to come in the draft — the reasonable excuses will vanish.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The event included new cast members like Christie, whose character Lorne takes care of goats.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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Ruminant animals chew their cud and include cows, buffaloes, sheep, goats and deer.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Scapegoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scapegoat. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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