as in notorious
not respectable
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Recent Examples of shameful
The school opened in 1879, starting a dark and shameful period in U.S. history known as the Indian boarding school era.
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Policymakers should embrace Kessler’s logic, all the while applying it to their shameful attempt to force a TikTok divestiture.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Romy finds her longing to be dominated not just embarrassing but also deeply shameful in light of her place as an admired public figure.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Welcome to the era of the pimple patch, where blemishes aren’t shameful secrets to conceal but just part of the human experience.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Policymakers should embrace Kessler’s logic, all the while applying it to their shameful attempt to force a TikTok divestiture.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Romy finds her longing to be dominated not just embarrassing but also deeply shameful in light of her place as an admired public figure.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Welcome to the era of the pimple patch, where blemishes aren’t shameful secrets to conceal but just part of the human experience.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameful
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Former detainees at the notorious Saydnaya prison near Damascus said Amer had disappeared in mid-April 2015 after being tortured there.Irene Nasser, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Those who did speak out often disappeared into Syria's notorious prison system, known for soul-crushing torture and killings.Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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Their returns from the infamous elbow procedure have been markedly different.Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2024
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Through it all, the infamous party animal is played by a CGI chimpanzee.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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When temperatures start to warm in spring, begin to harden off the plant by placing it in a shady spot during the daytime.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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Ji Chang-wook, who plays a shady broker, is bloodied and battered from the beginning of the series to the end.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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That level of greed and inequality is not only immoral.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Regulated sportsbooks find gambling on minors immoral in some respects, but you guys don’t.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Key Facts An unsealed federal criminal complaint showed Mangione is being charged with murder through use of a firearm, two stalking charges and a firearm offense, CNN reported.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Perez’s criminal history includes 12 felony convictions, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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This allegation is both absurd and disgraceful, as well as entirely unethical.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Fani Willis disqualified over disgraceful relationship w/ fellow prosecutor on Trump case Amber Duke and Kevin Walling react to the removal of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump.The Hill, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameful. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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