as in notorious
not respectable
disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of disgraceful
To politicize and spew lies about this organization by the current Republican presidential candidate is both disingenuous and disgraceful.
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2024
Although McConnell endorsed Trump in March, their relationship has been rocky since the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, calling the former president's actions a 'disgraceful dereliction of duty.'
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—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
Mays was one of the players who helped integrate baseball in the 1950s, starting his career in 1951 just four years after Jackie Robinson broke the game’s disgraceful color barrier.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 June 2024
Considered from any angle, this was a disgraceful thing to say.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 21 June 2024
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2024
Although McConnell endorsed Trump in March, their relationship has been rocky since the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, calling the former president's actions a 'disgraceful dereliction of duty.'
More:RNC 2024 live updates: What time is the convention?
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 16 July 2024
Mays was one of the players who helped integrate baseball in the 1950s, starting his career in 1951 just four years after Jackie Robinson broke the game’s disgraceful color barrier.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 June 2024
Considered from any angle, this was a disgraceful thing to say.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 21 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraceful
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Former detainees at the notorious Saydnaya prison near Damascus said Amer had disappeared in mid-April 2015 after being tortured there.Irene Nasser, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Those who did speak out often disappeared into Syria's notorious prison system, known for soul-crushing torture and killings.Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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The main issue here is not only that this may have been an overreaction to a strong build, with echoes of an infamous early Diablo 4 patch, but that players have no real recourse due to how the skill point system works.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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There are images of Shostakovich, Hitler, and clips that include documentary footage of an infamous 1939 pro-Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden (and its interruption by a young man outraged by the antisemitism on display).Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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When temperatures start to warm in spring, begin to harden off the plant by placing it in a shady spot during the daytime.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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Ji Chang-wook, who plays a shady broker, is bloodied and battered from the beginning of the series to the end.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Pointing a laser at an airplane is a federal crime, and conviction can result in civil and criminal penalties and up to five years in jail.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Georgia case represents the last remaining criminal charges against Trump.Sam Gringlas, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
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Regulated sportsbooks find gambling on minors immoral in some respects, but you guys don’t.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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In a 2022 Pew Research Center study, growing numbers of Americans said members of the other party are dishonest, immoral and closed-minded.Rachel Carlson, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
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This is the beginning of the end of this shameful money grab.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Once more layering the frame with oxidized textures redolent of water damage and mirror rot, his exacting compositions suggest a pained present becoming shameful history before the very eyes of its participants.Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraceful. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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