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as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
a reprehensible tyrant, who oppressed his country for decades, has finally been brought to justice
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as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
your behavior towards the other team was truly reprehensible, so you're being suspended from the next three games
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Recent Examples of reprehensible
By scratching beneath the surface to uncover these positive attributes, spies are able to forge connections with even the most seemingly reprehensible individuals.
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Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Those three things adding up result in William not being able to control his anger and acting in a way that's reprehensible.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
This episode is a nightmare of stress and bad choices, and Sagar Radia plays Rishi with such subtlety that despite his reprehensible behavior, I was still left feeling oddly soft for him.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2024
As then-President Pollack and Board Chair Kayser noted at the time, his comment was reprehensible and demonstrated a complete disregard for humanity.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Jeremy Hurewitz, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
Those three things adding up result in William not being able to control his anger and acting in a way that's reprehensible.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
This episode is a nightmare of stress and bad choices, and Sagar Radia plays Rishi with such subtlety that despite his reprehensible behavior, I was still left feeling oddly soft for him.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2024
As then-President Pollack and Board Chair Kayser noted at the time, his comment was reprehensible and demonstrated a complete disregard for humanity.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehensible
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The other Cantu, who was found guilty of murdering his cousin and his fiancée in 2001, was executed on Feb. 28, 2024, despite a public campaign to reconsider the decision when a key witness recanted their testimony.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reports to prison for defrauding investors Holmes, 41, was found guilty of four counts of investor fraud and conspiracy in January 2022 and sentenced to 135 months, or 11 1/4 years, in prison.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Bears are preparing for a full overhaul of the offensive line.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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After back-to-back 4-13 seasons brought the departures of previous head coaches Bill Belichick and Jerod Mayo, wide receiver, offensive line, defensive line and linebacker sit among the top needs.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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But Miss Manners acknowledges that there is also the less blameworthy impulse to offer comfort — not just sympathy — when there is no real comfort to be offered.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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But even more blameworthy has been the president’s assault on U.S. institutions, which began long before the novel coronavirus appeared and will be felt long after it is gone.—
Daron Acemoglu,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Mar. 2020
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Many of them will likely be seen in Kyiv as unacceptable.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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Without any supporting facts alleging, political impropriety, unacceptable public safety threats, national security concerns, and the potential failure of not executing federal immigration initiatives and policies, all of which will have an impact on Adams’ ability to govern NYC.—
Arnold Kriss,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Trump and other Republicans have variously held Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) culpable on this point.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2025
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And the California Democrat also helped lead the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which found Trump singularly culpable for inciting the violence that day.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
24 Jan. 2025
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There’s also the Ratliff family, consisting of wealthy Southerner Timothy (Jason Isaacs), his pill-popping wife, Victoria (Parker Posey), and their three kids: obnoxious bro Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), religious studies major Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook) and Lochlan (Sam Nivola), the youngest.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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Kelce has officially become the obnoxious face of the Chiefs.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2025
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These days however, an all-white or all-gray bathroom can act as an unpleasant symbol of an outdated trend, and may seem seriously lacking in pizazz.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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This can be an unpleasant odor for humans to encounter, but the critters in the video seem enthusiastic about interacting with the eau de skunk.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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As with much of U.S. politics right now, Texas v Becerra feels like a reckless attempt to pull us back to a former time.—
Rebekah Taussig,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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After reviewing the police investigation, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved one count of reckless homicide, a Class 3 felony, against Lopez, Barrington police said.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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