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Recent Examples of scandalize
Had my own middle graders come in from the other room, they would have been alternately horrified, scandalized, and bored.
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Tom Hollander stars as Truman Capote, who manages to scandalize the entire Manhattan social scene by writing a viciously gossipy novel about them.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The painting depicts Seymour Fleming, a prominent heiress entangled in a notorious adultery case that scandalized Georgian society.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
In 2018, the clean beauty and living gurus at Goop included a coffee enema in their detox guide, and the world was scandalized.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Tom Hollander stars as Truman Capote, who manages to scandalize the entire Manhattan social scene by writing a viciously gossipy novel about them.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The painting depicts Seymour Fleming, a prominent heiress entangled in a notorious adultery case that scandalized Georgian society.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
In 2018, the clean beauty and living gurus at Goop included a coffee enema in their detox guide, and the world was scandalized.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalize
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Richard was known for being outspoken, if not arrogant, consistently rubbing his Tagi tribe the wrong way and offending some of them with his blatant display of nudity on the island.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 May 2025
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Moskowitz said at the time, with tongue in cheek, he was offended by the low price, writing on social media that the store had reduced the value of his life’s work to less than $9.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Still, traders were displeased with results, sending Fubo down as much as 50 cents a share to $2.43 in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
2 May 2025
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Trump is already calling for the impeachment of one judge who has displeased him, drawing a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
22 Mar. 2025
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His partners at his music and production label Fantasy Records [whose success with Creedence Clearwater Revival helped fund the movie] were outraged.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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People who supported masks and social distancing during the pandemic were outraged.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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The authors report that no human subjects were nauseated by this study.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Both were crashing bores because of the literally nauseating behavior of fans and the uncaring attitude of the proprietors.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Listeria bacteria in cucumbers sickened dozens of people in April and May and left at least nine people hospitalized, according to the FDA.—
Stephanie Armour,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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Another in Alberta, Canada, has sickened 538 as of Thursday.—
DEVI SHASTRI,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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By sharing a visual insight into their space, Spencer hopes people won’t be frightened by the unknown.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Meanwhile, in the real world, Netflix’s release strategy continues to frighten and confuse.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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Topline Republicans revolted against President Donald Trump’s signature legislative agenda Friday that would enact tax cuts and immigration policy, blocking it from reaching the House floor for a formal vote.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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June, whose unflinching stare is the surest way to persuade the Handmaids to revolt, is going to sneak into Beantown and arm the others with knives.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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What amazes me is how reading has affected not just me but so many others as well.—
Lynne Agress,
Baltimore Sun,
19 May 2025
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While the dazzling auroras might’ve amazed our ancestors, the weak magnetic field intensified ultraviolet and cosmic radiation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 May 2025
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“Scandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalize. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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