as in notorious
not respectable
disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of disgraceful
Gardner shared some interesting remarks after reporters asked him is last week's disgraceful effort to the Buffalo Bills that resulted in a 40-14 loss was embarassing.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
This allegation is both absurd and disgraceful, as well as entirely unethical.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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, 20 Dec. 2024
Luo follows the trajectory of the Asian American community up until the present day, sharing how his own Taiwanese family was impacted by a disgraceful chapter in U.S. history.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
This allegation is both absurd and disgraceful, as well as entirely unethical.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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, 20 Dec. 2024
Luo follows the trajectory of the Asian American community up until the present day, sharing how his own Taiwanese family was impacted by a disgraceful chapter in U.S. history.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraceful
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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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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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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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Betting in baseball is particularly shameful given the league’s history with the Black Sox (1919) and Pete Rose (1990) scandals and given that betting on games played by one’s own team can trigger a lifetime ban.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The former president set the works in motion last month with the shameful pardon of his son.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraceful. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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