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as in dilapidated
showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
shabby wallpaper that was peeling from the walls
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as in tattered
worn or torn into or as if into rags
shabby, stained clothes that are barely better than rags
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Recent Examples of shabby
That’s a throwback, too, to the bawdy times of season one, briefly glimpsed on the shabby screen in the vampires’ makeshift home theater at the end-end (as opposed to the parody end, or the end for the cameras) of the series.
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Kylie's husband, Jason Kelce, isn't doing too shabby in the podcast world either.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Not too shabby for a guy who barely dabbled in politics until the past year or so.
—Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Looks pretty shabby when Android phones up and down the budget spectrum offer 120Hz displays.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Sep. 2024
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Kylie's husband, Jason Kelce, isn't doing too shabby in the podcast world either.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The big picture: Not too shabby for a guy who barely dabbled in politics until the past year or so.
—Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Looks pretty shabby when Android phones up and down the budget spectrum offer 120Hz displays.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shabby
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But owners Five Dallas Partners — which shares ownership with CBZ Management, the company that controls several dilapidated properties in Denver and Aurora — have taken no action to secure the property, Chamberlain wrote.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
10 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Eagles were able to rest their starters and still coast against the dilapidated Giants.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2025
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With tattered cardboard signs directing cars and a makeshift sense of professionalism, the system was clear.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Footage shown on local and national TV news showed a tattered segment of the pier floating on the swell with at least one person walking across the debris.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2024
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If coordinated correctly, Trump’s tariff threats offer an enormous opportunity for America’s neglected waterfront.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Lawmakers also met to better understand the difficulties counties face in finding temporary placements for neglected and special needs children.—
Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Dec. 2024
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The ragged metallic roaring scream of a Boeing 727 ascending eastward, a high-pitched whine building to a thundering roar, fading to a drone.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The car screamed a ragged series of explosive pops.—
Rachel Kushner,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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The image that really got me on social media this week was a faded photo of a man and woman, standing on what looks like the front steps of their home.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Bureau told the story of a spy adrift, working in the shadow of a faded empire.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Shabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shabby. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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