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Recent Examples of scabrous
In the world of The Boys, based on the gleefully scabrous 2000s indie comic-book series of the same name by writer Garth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson, superheroes are real, pop-culture-dominating, and with rare exceptions, entirely unheroic.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
At nearly three hours, the anthology film was divisive: Some hailed its scabrous take on human nature as brilliant, and others derided it as bloated.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 May 2024
Malcolm is the pressure-release valve in Baumbach's scabrous follow-up to 2005's The Squid and the Whale, and one of many points of contention between Margot and Pauline.
—Erik Adams, EW.com, 18 July 2023
This dirty Pommie duo make scabrous gold on UK Grim, their 12th studio album.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2023
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2024
At nearly three hours, the anthology film was divisive: Some hailed its scabrous take on human nature as brilliant, and others derided it as bloated.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 May 2024
Malcolm is the pressure-release valve in Baumbach's scabrous follow-up to 2005's The Squid and the Whale, and one of many points of contention between Margot and Pauline.
—Erik Adams, EW.com, 18 July 2023
This dirty Pommie duo make scabrous gold on UK Grim, their 12th studio album.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scabrous
Adjective
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Many troublesome issues that weaken psychological safety stem from character imbalances.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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In the wake of making the troublesome latter album, Osbourne bolted the group in 1977 and embarked on a solo project, Blizzard of Ozz, and was replaced by singer Dave Walker of Savoy Brown.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Managing corporate and business travel doesn’t need to be a vexing problem or an ongoing headache.—
Egor Karpovich,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Equally vexing are Trump’s long-running demands that Seoul should pay more to host the some 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The next morning, there were two vexatious problems.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Both were armed with their own social media companies, spewing ad hominem attacks, with vexatious claims playing out in public.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The fizzing reaction can help remove stubborn residues.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
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Beneath its surface were deep, dark scars—grooves cut through the rock by old lava flows, now overgrown with stubborn green.—
Tess Moormans,
Travel + Leisure,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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Mold is far more common and worrisome than many people realize.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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There still are some worrisome offensive markers, however.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Advocates argue that these policies are traumatizing for the children and that legal representation is crucial for navigating the complex immigration system.—
Nicol León,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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The latest of the spacecraft, known as sounding rockets, most recently made a successful quick trip to space to study one of the most complex regions of the sun's atmosphere following a New Mexico launch.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Social Security’s internal workings are so recondite and poorly understood by average voters that numerous possible ways of imposing benefit cuts or otherwise harming the program are hiding in plain sight.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Nov. 2024
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In retrospect, the integer distance problem was waiting for mathematicians who were willing to consider more unruly curves than hyperbolas and then draw on recondite tools from algebraic geometry and number theory to tame them.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
1 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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In a world where professional development often feels abstract, especially in hybrid environments, business travel offers something tangible: face time, proximity, and momentum.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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For many families, especially those navigating corn allergies, these policy choices aren't abstract.—
Brett Kittredge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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“Scabrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scabrous. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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