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as in pitiful
arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust
we will not tolerate such deplorable behavior in a house of worship
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as in tragic
of a kind to cause great distress
condemned the deplorable conditions in which the family was living
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Recent Examples of deplorable
The use of this archaic law to once again try to justify mass detentions, xenophobia, and human rights abuses is deplorable and shocking.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
His reporting showed that, in contravention of law, more than 1,000 Black people had been captured, abused, and held in deplorable conditions in the immediate aftermath of the massacre.
—Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
The two have been recently covering the worsening humanitarian crisis on the island and the deplorable conditions in Cuba’s prisons, among many other censored topics in state media, which the Communist Party controls.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Elon Musk is a deplorable person.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
His reporting showed that, in contravention of law, more than 1,000 Black people had been captured, abused, and held in deplorable conditions in the immediate aftermath of the massacre.
—Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
The two have been recently covering the worsening humanitarian crisis on the island and the deplorable conditions in Cuba’s prisons, among many other censored topics in state media, which the Communist Party controls.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Elon Musk is a deplorable person.
—Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deplorable
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So many of the latter comes thanks to Niecy Nash’s Nurse DiDi, who seems to take the time to see her patients as worthwhile much more often than her cohorts, the self-important Dr. Jenna James (Laurie Metcalf) and pitiful nurse Dawn (Alex Borstein).—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Look, everyone points to injuries as the reason for the pitiful performance so far this season, but a lot of teams are dealing with injuries.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2025
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Our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragic incident.—
Phil Boucher,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Boca Bash drowning The 2018 Boca Bash turned tragic when 32-year-old Francis Roselin, of West Palm Beach, drowned.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.—
Kevin Fisher-Paulson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 June 2021
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My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.—
Tim Neville,
Outside Online,
23 Nov. 2020
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Such a difficult call really spotlighted for the first time how tough a situation he has been left in by Eddie Howe’s unfortunate absence (due to pneumonia).—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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In 2022, Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff, who presided over both trials, decided The Times was not liable for defamation while jurors were deliberating, that the error amounted to unfortunate editorializing but not libel.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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China leads the global production of cheap goods made in large volume, such as dishes and cooking gadgets.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Some cheaper tags don’t have a replaceable battery although some have rechargeable cells.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The competition offers not only the last chance to salvage silverware from a wretched season but is also now vital to their hopes of playing in Europe again next season — and their finances.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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These were disgusting, irresponsible comments by someone who is charged with overseeing public health for hundreds of millions of people.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Do not tell the patient disgusting hospital stories about your own operations or procedures.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
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Tom Hardy stars in the neo-noir crime thriller as a corrupt detective named Walker, who shoots, punches, and drop-kicks his way through an entire criminal underworld to rescue the estranged son of dirty politician Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker).—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Good nose tackles do the dirty work down in, down out, getting defensive tackles single blocked, and keeping inside linebackers clean.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Deplorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deplorable. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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