as in notorious
not respectable
disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of disgraceful
What has changed, however, is the wild echo chamber within the modern media ecosystem, which, through clips shared millions of times on social platforms, transforms a marginal call into a ‘disgraceful error’ costing millions.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
But many environmental activists, even some who are fans of nuclear, believe running roughshod over Indigenous nations and public lands is disgraceful.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The mistreatment of vulnerable populations is disgraceful.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
For America, its disgraceful 20-year intervention in Vietnam had come to a disgraceful end.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
But many environmental activists, even some who are fans of nuclear, believe running roughshod over Indigenous nations and public lands is disgraceful.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The mistreatment of vulnerable populations is disgraceful.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
For America, its disgraceful 20-year intervention in Vietnam had come to a disgraceful end.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraceful
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This being the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's landmark shark horror film, much of the convention was devoted to celebrating Jaws' milestone — for better or for worse — in the representation of the notorious marine mammals.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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The most notorious, the Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada, had been converted into the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory.—
Julia M. Klein,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Billy Bush brought up Donald Trump‘s infamous Access Hollywood tape during a new interview with Rob Lowe on the actor’s SiriusXM podcast Literally!—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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At last, the most infamous latecomer in all of literature has arrived—not in the flesh, but in South Africa’s Afrikaans language.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Unlike phishing emails or shady downloads, the malicious code arrived through routine, automatic updates and raised no immediate red flags.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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In his search for justice on the frontier, however, Rabbi Mo unknowingly wades into the center of a lethal conspiracy tied to a shady land deal.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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This panel will examine mass incarceration through multiple lenses and how the criminal justice system serves as a point of crisis of public health, black wealth building, voter disenfranchisement, and family structure.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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The incident took place at the Norwood Avenue subway station at 9 a.m. Marshall was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, as well as third-degree assault and second-degree harassment.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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The Mann Act, also known as the White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910, is a federal law that prohibits the interstate or foreign transportation of individuals for prostitution or other immoral activities.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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Swaggart, in July 1986, had accused a megachurch rival, New Orleans First Assembly of God Pastor Marvin Gorman, of committing immoral acts with a number of women over a period of years.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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The Sun must do better, this headline is simply shameful.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2025
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Left's 'shameful' attacks on Texas flood victims debunked 3.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 July 2025
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraceful. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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