as in notorious
not respectable
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Recent Examples of shameful
War is indeed expensive, but defeat is even more expensive and shameful.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
From the shameful Owens Valley water grab to a vast web of electric lines built to bring coal power to L.A., the city’s far-reaching tentacles have usually done more harm than good.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
This is the beginning of the end of this shameful money grab.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
From the shameful Owens Valley water grab to a vast web of electric lines built to bring coal power to L.A., the city’s far-reaching tentacles have usually done more harm than good.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
This is the beginning of the end of this shameful money grab.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameful
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Vancouver’s permissive policies and mild weather have lured thousands of people who are vulnerable to addiction to a city notorious for Canada’s most expensive housing.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Cuba always seemed an odd member of the notorious club, which included Syria and Iran.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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The plea deal would have effectively ended over 20 years of wrangling and closed the book on one of America's most infamous legal chapters.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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Santa Ana winds are infamous for driving fast-moving fires in Southern California, pushing embers well beyond a blaze’s boundary and into neighborhoods and across major roadways.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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And Mark, in turn, begins to suspect that something shady is happening at Lumon.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
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But fake paramours, fly-by-night contractors, bogus handymen and shady housing professionals are guilty, too.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Last week’s interview saw CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil speak with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book The Message, which passionately argues that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is immoral and should be condemned.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Oct. 2024
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These can all make great rivals for the criminal mastermind gangs as well.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Spencer, who lives in East Harlem, is charged with murder, criminal weapons possession and criminal use of a firearm, according to police.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Gardner shared some interesting remarks after reporters asked him is last week's disgraceful effort to the Buffalo Bills that resulted in a 40-14 loss was embarassing.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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This allegation is both absurd and disgraceful, as well as entirely unethical.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameful. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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