as in disgraces
a cause of shame
a scandal that for many years haunted the family of the banker convicted of embezzlement
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Recent Examples of scandals
The shocking move comes amid ongoing headlines about Prince Andrew's involvement in multiple scandals.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Sumo has faced a series of scandals, including allegations of bullying, assault and sexism at stables where the wrestlers train.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
In general, the British royal family has tried to ignore the scandals as much as possible.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
Catholic groups and victims have long argued that the Catholic Church in Italy has yet to face up to abuse scandals and needs to entrust this to an independent body.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The Antioch Police Department helped pioneer the effort in 2015, shortly before multiple scandals ripped through the agency amid claims of widespread civil rights abuses, violent arrest tactics and racist policing.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Across decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals, as each pushes to become the greatest living Kabuki master.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Corporate fraud scandals, from Enron to WorldCom, led to the enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley, while the 2008 financial crisis gave rise to Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
The city has had too many scandals and problematic politicians who have not attached crucial sectors of our city.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Sumo has faced a series of scandals, including allegations of bullying, assault and sexism at stables where the wrestlers train.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
In general, the British royal family has tried to ignore the scandals as much as possible.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
Catholic groups and victims have long argued that the Catholic Church in Italy has yet to face up to abuse scandals and needs to entrust this to an independent body.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The Antioch Police Department helped pioneer the effort in 2015, shortly before multiple scandals ripped through the agency amid claims of widespread civil rights abuses, violent arrest tactics and racist policing.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Across decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals, as each pushes to become the greatest living Kabuki master.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Corporate fraud scandals, from Enron to WorldCom, led to the enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley, while the 2008 financial crisis gave rise to Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
The city has had too many scandals and problematic politicians who have not attached crucial sectors of our city.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandals
Noun
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To tackle the challenge, the team employed advanced interferometry, a technique that merges laser light reflections from mirrors to detect infinitesimal distance changes.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Weaver appeared on the Main Stage, where co-star Veronica Cartwright made a surprise appearance as Weaver mostly shared her memories and reflections on filming the genre-busting 1979 classic directed by Ridley Scott, as well as other entries in the franchise.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Combine equal parts vinegar and water in a small bowl, then dampen a cloth with the solution and rub it over the stains.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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The hilarious post, shared earlier in October by u/time4stew, shows the guilty tuxedo cat laying on the floor with his paws stretched out, as his owner holds him down to photograph his stains.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Scandals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandals. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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