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Recent Examples of scandalize
His immigration policy aims to scandalize a broad class of voting citizens by demonizing the non-citizen minority.
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Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
Its jarring vision of family and class scandalized many and vaulted Bellocchio into the forefront of his country’s cinema.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2026
Refreshingly, Michelle didn’t seem all that impressed or scandalized by my position at the Kinsey Institute.
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Dr. Justin R. Garcia,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
As Alexandra Plakias has noted, philosophical about-faces should not scandalize us; they should be honored.
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Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scandalize
Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
Its jarring vision of family and class scandalized many and vaulted Bellocchio into the forefront of his country’s cinema.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2026
Refreshingly, Michelle didn’t seem all that impressed or scandalized by my position at the Kinsey Institute.
—
Dr. Justin R. Garcia,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
As Alexandra Plakias has noted, philosophical about-faces should not scandalize us; they should be honored.
—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scandalize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalize
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The pro‑government newspaper Sabah said dozens of viewers were offended by jokes on religion and filed complaints, prompting the investigation.
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The street preacher asks if someone could be cited if a transgender person is offended if they are misgendered by another person.
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Some customers on social media are understandably displeased by the news, with users on sites like Reddit promoting physical copies as the best way to permanently own media.
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As is often the case when companies displease their customers en masse, there’s lots of finger-pointing.
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The crime brought the civil rights struggle onto the national stage and outraged President Kennedy.
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The shooting has left many in the community outraged.
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Baldwin included photos of herself looking nauseated, as well as pictures of her in the bathroom doing what appeared to be praying.
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Rebecca Sherman Weatherford, Texas As viewed by this lawyer in Missouri, what Keefe (no relation) describes is nauseating.
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More than 100 passengers were sickened in a recent norovirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship that departed from California last month and arrived back at port Thursday.
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The life-threatening species that's found in water can also sicken or kill people who eat contaminated seafood, such as raw oysters infected with the bacteria.
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At the time of writing, as the Marine Traffic map shows, tanker traffic is barely moving through the Strait, and many ships, unable to obtain insurance or with their owners frightened at the level of risk involved, are refusing to advance.
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But because the president has frightened Congress, Congress doesn’t raise its voice when the president puts his Albert Speer–like building project, or intends to, on Congress’s land.
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Because of the enormous scale of content that had to be produced nonstop, lest fans revolt against its scarcity, Destiny was only very rarely profitable during its entire lifespan.
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Luddites revolted against the loom in the 1830s, while newspapers perpetuated the drama.
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For the majority of viewers who held out for the subscription streaming release rather than paying to rent or purchase, this news is amaze, amaze, amaze.
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On the final day of Pride Month, here’s one final bonkers gay story to delight and amaze you.
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“Scandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalize. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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