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Recent Examples of undignified
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.
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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
It’s caused by a prion—a misfolded protein that causes other proteins to fold abnormally, killing cells in what can become an expanding network of cell destruction that leads to a slow and undignified death.
—Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
Lopetegui’s undignified sacking 🆙 Kinsky & Bergvall boost Spurs
🇪🇸 Barca’s Dani Olmo loophole
⚽ New balls, please?
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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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
It’s caused by a prion—a misfolded protein that causes other proteins to fold abnormally, killing cells in what can become an expanding network of cell destruction that leads to a slow and undignified death.
—Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
Lopetegui’s undignified sacking 🆙 Kinsky & Bergvall boost Spurs
🇪🇸 Barca’s Dani Olmo loophole
⚽ New balls, please?
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
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Many legal observers see the lawsuit as frivolous, but a settlement also been viewed as a way to appease the president at a time when the companies need the administration’s greenlight for the merger.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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First Amendment experts have called Trump’s case frivolous.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Comments Since Sesame Street first began airing in 1969, children have loved it thanks to the goofy, kind, funny, affectionate Muppets—including Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, and the rest of the residents of the neighborhood.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
24 Apr. 2025
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Pair over Bluetooth, drop a shot into the app, add a collage frame or goofy sticker, and in half a minute, a wide-format print pops out.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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This is one where the visual spectacle and weird fourth-wall-breaking sections stand head and shoulders above everything else, making for an extremely memorable adventure that embraces the silly side of Doctor Who.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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But silly things like feelings and mental health don't matter to rebellion leader Luthen (Stellan Skarsgård), who wants results at any cost.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Front Range faithful who two summers ago lined the streets of downtown Denver, giddy to the last.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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By turns giddy, anxious, and despairing, these poems have endeared him to generations of ordinary readers who find in the tempestuous and ultimately brokenhearted poet a strikingly modern and profoundly accessible figure.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Congratulations to Harvard University for fighting back against the Trump administration’s unseemly efforts to use federal dollars to try to exert unwarranted control over higher education.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, as is the case with many Indigenous groups, Ainu history is one marred by unseemly difficulties and erasure.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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Instances of fraud and other types of improper payments at SSA—particularly in the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance program—are modest compared with other federal agencies, per a Government Accountability Office report.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Pakistani-Indian restaurant was issued a yellow placard for storing spoiled food and keeping food in improper containers.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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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 29 Apr. 2025.
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