as in humiliating
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as in embarrassing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
was mortified by her children's atrocious manners
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The roster will likely be thin until the summer, but the best coach in MLS will scheme his way to a lot of wins. Between the lines: That scheme was the true star Saturday night, forcing Chicago into three humiliating errors that led directly to Crew goals.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025 -
In response, Israel has delayed the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, demanding an end to the humiliating parades.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Feb. 2025
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The first was in a degrading context: Brown University’s annual Spring Weekend, in 2013.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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In the case of the white-telephone-cord purse, Curran sniffed out the presence of plasticizers that typically emerge from degrading PVC—a useful alarm bell for staff who may want to store the purse in a sealed container.—
Sarah Everts,
Scientific American,
1 Apr. 2016
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How Sculptor Meta Warrick Challenged White Supremacy A 1907 exhibition on the founding of Jamestown featured the work of an artist determined to counter demeaning stereotypes.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Feb. 2025
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This is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous to women and girls, and denies women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Mortifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mortifying. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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