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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Go deeper: The most notorious Jan. 6 defendants pardoned by Trump America's second Paris withdrawal is not like the first Trump's inauguration word choices give insight into Trump 2.0 Editor's note: This story was updated with additional developments.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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The city is notorious for its lack of transparency and accountability, said Parrish, the Miami developer who lives in the Grove.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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The most famous and infamous of those chums was John H. Eaton.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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That’s what happened in Vermont, after an infamous Vermont Supreme Court decision in 1978.—
Betsy Z. Russell,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Feb. 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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Jeremy Jeffreys, a Placer Union High School District board member who was fired by the district he would be elected to govern, had his teaching credential suspended earlier this month for immoral conduct.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Feb. 2025
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Silence in the face of this catastrophe is immoral and shameful.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Federal judges take that criminal history into account when deciding a criminal defendant's sentence.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 Jan. 2025
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After a drug deal gone wrong, a bruised detective must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son, while unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
30 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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