as in notorious
not respectable
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Recent Examples of shameful
In the four years since mobs of his supporters stormed the Capitol in an unsuccessful effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat, Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have waged an incessant campaign to rewrite the history of one of the most shameful events in modern American history.
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Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
New Orleans is looking for a way to redeem itself after broadcasting the most shameful offensive display of the 2024 NFL season, becoming the only team in the year to post a donut in its 34-0 annihilation to the Green Bay Packers, who clinched their ticket to the playoffs.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Daniel Penny acquitted; fmr marine freed of all charges in chokehold death of Jordan Neely
Joe Biden’s shameful pardon of Hunter Biden Is just the beginning; Fauci next?
—The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
War is indeed expensive, but defeat is even more expensive and shameful.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
New Orleans is looking for a way to redeem itself after broadcasting the most shameful offensive display of the 2024 NFL season, becoming the only team in the year to post a donut in its 34-0 annihilation to the Green Bay Packers, who clinched their ticket to the playoffs.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Daniel Penny acquitted; fmr marine freed of all charges in chokehold death of Jordan Neely
Joe Biden’s shameful pardon of Hunter Biden Is just the beginning; Fauci next?
—The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
War is indeed expensive, but defeat is even more expensive and shameful.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameful
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Vancouver’s permissive policies and mild weather have lured thousands of people who are vulnerable to addiction to a city notorious for Canada’s most expensive housing.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Cuba always seemed an odd member of the notorious club, which included Syria and Iran.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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While the domestic violence incident in 2009 involving then-girlfriend Rihanna remains the most infamous of Brown's legal troubles, he has been charged with a number of accusations over the years.—
Alex Heigl,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Benson Boone’s Australian tour reached a memorable peak on Jan. 20 when the 22-year-old pop sensation embraced one of the country’s most infamous traditions: the shoey.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
21 Jan. 2025
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Doe is strictly instructed by Muna not to answer her phone, while arrangements to meet a stranger on the other side to continue their journey sound shady enough even before the man fails to show up.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
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One side of the resort might be shady and firm, the other side might be in the sun and soft!—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The trial culminated in the dramatic display of her thong before the jury, paired with descriptions of her as manipulative and immoral.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Over the course of 49 pages, the plea agreement describes an array of criminal acts involving Saavedra and other unnamed sheriff’s deputies, who allegedly harassed and threatened people to intimidate the crypto mogul’s enemies and further his criminal aims.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Homan's comments to Fox News follow a report in The Wall Street Journal in which unnamed sources said that there would be a large-scale raid in Chicago targeting those with criminal backgrounds the day after Donald Trump's inauguration.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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The decision to go after families in safe places sends a disgraceful message that threatens to emotionally scar young children whose families may be deported and other young children caught up in the crossfire.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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These claims willfully ignore WHO’s disgraceful record.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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