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Recent Examples of undignified
It’s caused by a prion—a misfolded protein that causes other proteins to fold abnormally, killing cells in what can become an expanding network of cell destruction that leads to a slow and undignified death.
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Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
Lopetegui’s undignified sacking 🆙 Kinsky & Bergvall boost Spurs
🇪🇸 Barca’s Dani Olmo loophole
⚽ New balls, please?
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, men, particularly those of high social standing, did not face repercussions for exhibiting undignified behavior.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Part of its role was to rehabilitate drug addicts using a naval regimen—a noble yet undignified service for a generation-defining yacht.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
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Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
Lopetegui’s undignified sacking 🆙 Kinsky & Bergvall boost Spurs
🇪🇸 Barca’s Dani Olmo loophole
⚽ New balls, please?
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, men, particularly those of high social standing, did not face repercussions for exhibiting undignified behavior.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Part of its role was to rehabilitate drug addicts using a naval regimen—a noble yet undignified service for a generation-defining yacht.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
Adjective
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Adams’s lawyers did not even file a court motion to dismiss the case on selective prosecution grounds; such a motion would have been frivolous.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 Feb. 2025
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Sources say that discussions have taken place between Paramount Global executives and Trump’s team about settling the president’s $20 billion lawsuit against the network, even though it has been widely viewed by legal observers as frivolous.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Able to be goofy, which is the opposite of what a lot of Black women are portrayed as on television.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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The dialogue is goofy, but that comes with the territory of a story that has this much explanation to get through.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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My long-distance boyfriend often addressed letters with silly names or in-jokes.—
A.S. King,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Taking the material beyond its original audience of one, the writer-director offers a delicious mélange of the surreal and the silly for all ages.—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The walls were giddy with patterned paper and hung with vintage portraits of busty women.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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As for the Democrats, their marching in defense of a regime change tool that Trump's base is giddy to destroy is extraordinary, but unsurprising.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In her letter, Sassoon contended that the resulting deal calling for dismissal of the case was unseemly in two ways.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Friday dismissal motion said that the discussion over Adams’ cooperation with Trump’s immigration agenda was not unseemly but a matter of public safety.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After reviewing body camera footage of the incident as part of its internal investigation, the department recommended that the officer receive a two-day suspension for the improper search allegation.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Like the House bill, its text has not yet been released. DEA hearings on the rescheduling proposal have been delayed by at least three months due to appeals from pro-reform witnesses claiming improper communications between the DEA and certain opponents.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Orange Beach has a vulgarity ordinance on the books, which was enacted about a decade ago amid concerns about vulgar or indecent T-shirts and other merchandise sold at souvenir stores.—
al,
al,
20 Jan. 2023
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Because there are more good people than indecent ones.—
Jack Irvin,
Peoplemag,
12 Jan. 2023
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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undignified. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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