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as in abusive
marked by harsh insulting language
an opprobrious attack on the alleged corruption in the police department
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as in notorious
not respectable
contends that visiting a brothel is the sort of opprobrious conduct for which a public official should be censured
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Recent Examples of opprobrious
Honor is not, in Mr. Sommers’s view, without its opprobrious aspects, not least its association with violence.
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Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2018
Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opprobrious
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But like any powerful tool, healing language can also be misused, especially by those with manipulative or abusive tendencies.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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The slashing of the benefits of medical care, food and other assistance to low-income families in this bill goes so far beyond even the most exaggerated claim of fraud, waste and abuse as to be cynically and sadistically abusive.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Target’s dresses are notorious for selling out, so make sure to shop your favorites early in order to score your preferred size, color, and pattern.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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In a 69-page decision issued Wednesday, Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found the men—who were flown out of the U.S. just hours after Trump invoked the 1798 law on March 15—were denied due process and unlawfully sent to El Salvador's notorious CECOT megaprison.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The state legislature just passed the most insulting budget and laws this state has ever seen.—
Michelle Jefferson,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2025
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Despite the decision falling in line with White House policy, Rep. Nancy Pelosi – whose San Francisco district includes the Castro – said erasing Milk from the military is particularly insulting.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Trending Stories On Wednesday morning, a forensic video expert told jurors that the infamous hotel surveillance video showing Combs slamming Ventura to the ground and kicking and dragging her in the hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in 2016 was not manually doctored.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
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Some military commentators compared it to another infamous Sunday surprise—Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The concept is both simple and outrageous — an interview done while guests eat a series of chicken wings of increasing spice levels, often with disorienting discomfort — and the show has become a popular sensation and an essential stop on the modern celebrity promotional tour.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Yet as outrageous as this bait and switch was, the trash fee scheme is also awful for many other reasons.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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Those interactions with the criminal justice system cast long financial shadows.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, but equally important, groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
9 June 2025
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The obscene cost of healthcare has pushed manufacturers offshore and kept wages stagnant for decades.—
Ro Khanna,
Twin Cities,
12 June 2025
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In Tacoma, 35 miles to the south, Ted Bundy grew up near the American Smelting and Refining Co., which disgorged obscene levels of lead and arsenic into the air while netting millions for the Guggenheim dynasty before its 1986 closure.—
Hamilton Cain,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Give your dad the gift of peace of mind with a data removal service that scrubs his personal details from people-search sites and shady data brokers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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Markowski recommends reducing shady, humid areas where the insects hide from the heat, including ornamental grasses, dense shrubs, carports and rocks near ponds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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“Opprobrious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobrious. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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