1
as in guilty
deserving reproach or blame
censurable conduct that should get that student expelled
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as in offensive
provoking or likely to provoke protest
the censurable language on the poster resulted in it being taken down
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Adjective
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She is charged with murder, manslaughter, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in Vasquez’s death, and was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty at her arraignment Wednesday in Bronx Criminal Court.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
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On May 14, Dana Williamson, a former top aide to Newsom and onetime Becerra political adviser, pleaded guilty in federal court after accepting a plea deal to multiple charges, including committing bank and wire fraud, filing a false tax return, and lying to the FBI.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Brunson, seemingly, has mastered basketball on the offensive end.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The Fire did not have an offensive rebound until deep in the third quarter and finished with only three, a testament to the Sky’s ability to control rebounds and eliminate second-chance opportunities.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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The wire fraud charges, FOX 2 Now added, are punishable by up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Two counts of insurance fraud, second-degree felonies, each carry a 1-15 year sentence, and a third-degree felony forgery charge is punishable by 0-5 years in prison.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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For a city in the grip of a housing crisis, that delay was unacceptable.—
Michelle de la Uz,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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Bans on unacceptable-risk AI have applied since February 2025, according to the European Commission.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
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His poor display of unsportsmanlike conduct was reprehensible.—
Kirk Bohls,
Houston Chronicle,
7 Apr. 2026
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Prisons are filled with the faithful and the daily news reports are overflowing with reprehensible, criminal, degenerate theists.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Magic starred Hopkins as Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist’s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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And who wants to be John Adams, fat, bald and obnoxious?—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Alexander pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of culpable homicide and attempting to pervert the course of justice, while Robert also pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Mason Miller is the only reliever not culpable in one of those losses.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Place a bowl of coffee grounds in the offending area (or, in the case of your shoes, place dry grounds in an old sock or cloth tied up and leave overnight inside the shoe) and let the grounds absorb unpleasant odors, says Rocky Vuong, founder of Calibre Cleaning Unlimited.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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Years later, the teenaged Daughter lets in a woman from the outside, which causes chaos in their relationship and reveals some unpleasant secrets.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
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“Censurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censurable. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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