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Recent Examples of undignified
Not to mention that his character receives an especially undignified exit.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Some might say that the fate that awaited him, turning up on afternoon TV shows as a guest of the likes of Andy Williams, was a fate more undignified, but Stone’s refusal to give and die was the greatest revenge.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
This was part of the challenge that Frisch talked about—pride and dignity mattered, even when people’s circumstances and behavior happened to be undignified.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Outraged that the jury had seemingly ignored damning video evidence, countless Angelenos—angry, frustrated, and desperate—stormed the streets in protest not merely against the verdict itself, but more broadly against poor, undignified social conditions.
—V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Some might say that the fate that awaited him, turning up on afternoon TV shows as a guest of the likes of Andy Williams, was a fate more undignified, but Stone’s refusal to give and die was the greatest revenge.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
This was part of the challenge that Frisch talked about—pride and dignity mattered, even when people’s circumstances and behavior happened to be undignified.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Outraged that the jury had seemingly ignored damning video evidence, countless Angelenos—angry, frustrated, and desperate—stormed the streets in protest not merely against the verdict itself, but more broadly against poor, undignified social conditions.
—V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
Adjective
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In the course of a few weeks, Paramount has bent the knee and paid $16 million to Donald Trump to resolve a frivolous lawsuit, giving him a huge victory over CBS News.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
31 July 2025
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While many assume fashion is frivolous, the truth of the matter is our outward appearance can have a big impact on our lives.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Just a lot of good places to take goofy selfies and places for the kids to run around.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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At first, Star Wars was a goofy space opera, entertaining and box office gold, but only really taken seriously by nerds.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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There were no costumes, no silly dances or hit parodies.—
Courtney Devores,
Charlotte Observer,
28 July 2025
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That may sound silly to some, Foster said, but the work done by the Environmental Protection Agency in placing bands on birds and following the migration of bees informs officials about the impact of projects on the environment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 July 2025
Adjective
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The game was a lot like that scene, a giddy kaleidoscope of touchdowns and fun.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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The broad market rode a giddy melt-up in mega-cap tech right into the second week of July 2024 before at first a radical internal rotation and then a broader pullback generated the only serious setback of that year.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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An extreme heat warning was in effect through Wednesday night in New Jersey counties outside New York City, and the mercury hit an unseemly 97 F (36 C) in Manhattan.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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Then the new year arrived — and Darnold seemed to revert to his unseemly past.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Common violations for all six restaurants with scores under 80 included improper storage of food, food that was stored above the proper temperature, and unlabelled food or cleaning supplies, among other sanitary violations.—
Samara Gerstle,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 July 2025
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But the hotel's logs also illustrate that the hotel was aware there were days near to when Alexis Williams used the pool that the water showed no chlorine or bromine and improper pH levels, the lawsuit contends.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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The juvenile in Canada was charged with indecent communications, uttering threats, public mischief and mischief over $5,000.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Cowan was arrested in August 2011 and charged with Daniel’s murder, indecent treatment and interfering with a corpse, the report states.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undignified. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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