Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalizing
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Please tell me what to do or say that will get the job done without unnecessarily embarrassing or offending this person.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Police said that through witness statements and security footage from the area, officers were able to identify the offending vehicle and searched the area.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Fecal matter may also have contaminated the drinking water supply at Vindolanda fort, sickening the residents.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
22 Dec. 2025
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Flu season was particularly brutal last year, sickening at least 47 million Americans, hospitalizing 610,000 and killing 27,000, according to the CDC.—
Liz Szabo,
NBC news,
25 Oct. 2025
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Trump is being countered effectively by allied leaders and CEOs standing up in unity, and by financial markets openly revolting against his tantrums.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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House conservatives are quietly revolting against Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership style.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
26 Dec. 2025
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Setting aside the gawking nature of certain style choices (the warped, swiveling, 360-degree shots used when someone starts talking about particularly demented ideas are nauseating on multiple levels), the series too closely mirrors its subjects’ insularity.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Odd Future’s left-field aesthetic and at-times nauseating lyrical content was a non-starter for many.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
19 Jan. 2026
Verb
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According to Bloomberg, analysts are already antsy about increasing prices scaring away customers, particularly as the cost of living continues to rise.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
5 Feb. 2026
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Most of that money would go to compensate ranchers for cattle eaten by wolves and for guard dogs, scaring devices or other means to keep them away from livestock.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Discharge Papers • Aw, The Pitt is back and happy to be disgusting again!—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Set between Seasons 2 and 3 of Stranger Things, Tales from ’85 returns viewers to Hawkins in the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must confront new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery that is terrorizing their town.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Bad Bunny, Kehlani, Olivia Dean, Shaboozey, SZA, and Billie Eilish all used their platforms at the Grammys to talk about how ICE is dehumanizing immigrants and terrorizing American communities.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Both types of down do a good job keeping you warm and repelling the elements.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
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Ways To Prevent Mice Scents are good at repelling mice in the yard and around the house.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Scandalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalizing. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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