1
as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the scandalous news that police officers had been taking bribes
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as in erroneous
causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name
spread a scandalous rumor about a coworker that almost cost him his job
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Recent Examples of scandalous
What follows is a series of unexpected events that may or may not be connected, including secret government programs, a demonic cult, scandalous affairs, and an alien abduction.
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Keith Langston,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
There’s nothing in this that’s particularly scandalous or even particularly interesting.
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NBC news,
31 May 2026
And that seems to be a key to his success so far with the Phillies’ players, though his experiences with some scandalous Yankees history likely help him as well.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Their romance was an open secret, and more than a little scandalous.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Keith Langston,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
There’s nothing in this that’s particularly scandalous or even particularly interesting.
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NBC news,
31 May 2026
And that seems to be a key to his success so far with the Phillies’ players, though his experiences with some scandalous Yankees history likely help him as well.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
Their romance was an open secret, and more than a little scandalous.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalous
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French broadcaster French Pierron was under fire for calling childbirth 'a disgusting moment.
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How to make the moment scary but watchable, disgusting but entrancing?
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Although Rodman’s research shows that generative AI can help diagnose rare diseases or make sense of unusual symptoms, a randomized trial that was published in NEJM AI just the week before found that intentionally erroneous output from an AI model can easily lead doctors astray.
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The good news is, though, that while an erroneous freeze can cause big trouble with your bills, it can usually be reversed.
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With one notable exception, everyone over there has nothing but ugly things to say about their main villa counterparts.
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Women superheroes have always activated an ugly segment of the internet.
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Questions concern how the courts would assess who or what might be responsible for faulty algorithms or other flaws in system design and whether a robot was negligent or malicious when disseminating libelous content damaging individuals or organizations.
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Toxic fumes are leaking into airplanes and sickening passengers and crew members at an alarming rate, according to a September 2025 report by The Wall Street Journal.
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The concept of this many women vying for West is somewhat sickening to me.
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The group’s ads on his past felony bank fraud charges were decried by Ford as slanderous.
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Keefer called these claims baseless and slanderous.
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The 29-year-old began her comeback Saturday at the American Classic in Champlin, Minnesota, just days after announcing her shocking return to the sport.
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Cape Verde earned three draws in the group stage – the shocking Spain result, running with Uruguay in the second match and ending up in a scoreless draw with Saudi Arabia in Houston on Friday.
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Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway.
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At the same time, The New York Times reported that Google’s AI Overviews produced incorrect answers roughly one in 10 times.
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“Scandalous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalous. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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