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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
Recidivism, or the rate at which released prisoners return to prison after having served their term, is a whopping, reprehensible 83%.
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John L. Evans Jr, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2024
Oh, and Walt MacPherson’s Detective Roger Gaffney — one of the most reprehensible characters on this show — secures a major promotion that puts him partially in charge of the homicide unit, and his petty villainy will be a recurring issue.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
As a result that totally rules out any possibility of reprehensible actions on his part.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
What an indefensible, reprehensible & disrespectful thing to have done.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
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John L. Evans Jr, Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2024
Oh, and Walt MacPherson’s Detective Roger Gaffney — one of the most reprehensible characters on this show — secures a major promotion that puts him partially in charge of the homicide unit, and his petty villainy will be a recurring issue.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
As a result that totally rules out any possibility of reprehensible actions on his part.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
What an indefensible, reprehensible & disrespectful thing to have done.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehensible
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The men pleaded guilty Thursday to crimes brought against them but will not serve prison time.Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sidney Powell and Ken Chesebro both plead guilty and agree to cooperate.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Volunteers have been one of the better offensive teams in all of college football this season but the Buckeyes defense will present a challenge.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Altuve is an offensive force, but ignoring his deteriorating defensive metrics at second base is becoming impossible.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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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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His political support group consists mainly of sycophants who seek status by riding his popular coattails, while the erstwhile staff of his late presidential office have either now become subjects for criminal prosecution or — if not blameworthy — are adamantly urging against his return.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
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Rangers: After winning the Presidents’ Trophy last year, the Rangers viewed a conference final loss to the eventual champions as an unacceptable result.Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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Given how much aid the United States has already provided to Ukraine, there is not much room for Washington to expand the flow of arms quantitatively, and further qualitative increases would entail unacceptable escalation risks.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Individual errors were culpable for three, arguably all four goals.Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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The parents were both sentenced to 10-15 years in prison last month after separate juries determined that the parents were culpable for ignoring troubling warning signs their son exhibited ahead of the shootings and buying him a gun instead of getting him help.Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2024
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The wallflower being bullied by the obnoxious rapper has a callous side.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
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There were a lot of people who had come to Newport just to hear Bob Dylan, the friend of the Beatles, play ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ and who were being really obnoxious about the other acts.Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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Good palliative care can ensure that patients avoid unpleasant breathlessness, pain, nausea, and other symptoms.Mark Taubert, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, however, many people described unpleasant feelings associated with December.Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
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Donald Trump’s stance on nuclear weapons has been one of obsessive and reckless bombast.Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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Sargeant was charged with two counts of first degree assault, two counts of first degree reckless endangerment, and several second degree counts for menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, harassment, and disorderly conduct.Stepheny Price, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Reprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprehensible. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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