as in notorious
not respectable
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Recent Examples of shameful
So far, our public officials have met this request with shameful silence.
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Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Proponents of the policy suggested that harboring such shameful secrets made federal workers vulnerable to blackmail by Soviet operatives (though nobody ever quite explained how a gay postal worker posed a threat to the nation).
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
After our withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 — that shameful debacle — many of us were concerned that the Taliban and al-Qaeda would refortify their alliance, never abandoned, and hit us again.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
There is no length societies will not go to, no absurd logical leap people won’t take to recast our simple, human act of survival as something dirty and shameful.
—Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
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Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Proponents of the policy suggested that harboring such shameful secrets made federal workers vulnerable to blackmail by Soviet operatives (though nobody ever quite explained how a gay postal worker posed a threat to the nation).
—Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
After our withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 — that shameful debacle — many of us were concerned that the Taliban and al-Qaeda would refortify their alliance, never abandoned, and hit us again.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
There is no length societies will not go to, no absurd logical leap people won’t take to recast our simple, human act of survival as something dirty and shameful.
—Amanda Nguyen, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameful
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After analyzing unsolved true crimes leads to massive popularity followed by a controversial downfall, Woo Sang attempts to reclaim his crown by tracking the notorious Hemline Serial Killer in real time — only to discover the killer has been watching his broadcast.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
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The fair was overseen by Robert Moses, the influential and notorious urban planner whose highway projects displaced hundreds of thousands New Yorkers.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Classic Farmhouse, East Hampton This house has quite the storied history: its former owners were the Washington Post’s Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn (who later went on to buy perhaps the most infamous house in the Hamptons: Grey Gardens).—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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The pair arrived at the International Space Station on June 5 aboard the infamous Boeing Starliner but could not return due to discovered technical issues with the spacecraft.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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It’s implied that before going into construction, Levon had brought his military training into civilian life in some shady (though likely heroic) capacity or another — maybe even kidnap recovery.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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During a recent conversation with legendary radio host Big Boy, the 26-year-old spoke about her haters and shady tension that led to this notion.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s contrived veneer is being ripped away to reveal an immoral, mendacious, transactional opportunist, without a shred of loyalty to anyone or anything but himself.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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Before these studies, the cause of TB was presumed to be primarily constitutional, by either an inherent predisposition or from unhealthy or immoral lifestyles.—
Karen Dobos,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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When Natalia Grace was adopted from Ukraine into the Barnett family as a six-year-old child, no one could have foreseen that the situation would devolve into something that spurred court battles, criminal charges, and multiple documentaries and shows.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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If convicted of criminal infringement of a copyright, Strange faces a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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The incident left fans online calling it disgraceful.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Now, Trump’s style is very off-putting—some would say disgraceful.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameful. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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