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For so long, the D-word has been treated like a modern scarlet letter—a mark of shame rather than a life stage that millions of people go through each year.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Nov. 2025
However, at the time, the film's withering reception proved to be something of a scarlet letter for Berkley's burgeoning movie career.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Among many Jews, simply voting Republican can feel like wearing a scarlet letter.
—Caren Leven, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter described the plight of a woman, Hester Prynne, who was forced to wear a scarlet letter on her dress as a sign of shame.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Nov. 2025
However, at the time, the film's withering reception proved to be something of a scarlet letter for Berkley's burgeoning movie career.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Among many Jews, simply voting Republican can feel like wearing a scarlet letter.
—Caren Leven, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter described the plight of a woman, Hester Prynne, who was forced to wear a scarlet letter on her dress as a sign of shame.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Scarlet letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarlet%20letter. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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