as in notorious
not respectable
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Recent Examples of shameful
By the early 1960s, the drug was widely banned, considered a shameful chapter in the history of pharmaceuticals.
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David Armstrong, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Over time, this can make financial setbacks feel deeply personal, and even shameful.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
This is racial profiling and a shameful abuse of power.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The law has been used just three times: in the War of 1812, World War I, and, infamously, in World War II to imprison Japanese-Americans in internment camps — a shameful chapter in our history.
—Juan Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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David Armstrong, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
Over time, this can make financial setbacks feel deeply personal, and even shameful.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
This is racial profiling and a shameful abuse of power.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The law has been used just three times: in the War of 1812, World War I, and, infamously, in World War II to imprison Japanese-Americans in internment camps — a shameful chapter in our history.
—Juan Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameful
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Torrez, though, was also linked by DNA to the notorious stabbing deaths of 8-year-old Laura Hobbs and her friend 9-year-old Krystal Tobias in Zion on Mother’s Day in 2005.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Holan described the Wayfair child trafficking hoax as one of the most notorious cases of a campaign of disinformation against a company.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Trending Stories On Wednesday morning, a forensic video expert told jurors that the infamous hotel surveillance video showing Combs slamming Ventura to the ground and kicking and dragging her in the hallway of the InterContinental Hotel in 2016 was not manually doctored.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2025
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Some military commentators compared it to another infamous Sunday surprise—Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Patti LuPone had a shady reaction to questions about Audra McDonald in a new interview.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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Simple Deluxe 9-foot Patio Umbrella and 50-pound Base Add a shady spot to your sunny patio space with this nine-foot umbrella that comes with a base that can be filled with up to 50 pounds of sand or water.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Kudos to Bruce Springsteen for practicing his First Amendment rights to rail against the corrupt policies and immoral actions of the Trump administration.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 May 2025
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Independent jurors can blunt the force of immoral laws and arbitrary prosecutions by refusing to subject their neighbors to unjust laws or overtly cruel punishment.—
Mike Fox,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Local business owners are complaining about threats and extortion from criminal groups in Morelos.—
Nathaniel Parish Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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The department on Thursday published a list of the jurisdictions and said each one will receive formal notification that the government has deemed them noncompliant and if they're believed to be in violation of any federal criminal statutes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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But many environmental activists, even some who are fans of nuclear, believe running roughshod over Indigenous nations and public lands is disgraceful.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The mistreatment of vulnerable populations is disgraceful.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameful. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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