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Recent Examples of condemnable
By near any measure, the quarters were condemnable.
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Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemnable
Adjective
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What Texas is doing is abhorrent — a mid-decade gerrymander designed to give Republicans five more congressional seats.—
Neal Fornaciari,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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What Texas is doing is abhorrent — a mid-decade gerrymander designed to give Republicans five more congressional seats.—
Guest Commentary,
Oc Register,
27 Oct. 2025
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With a wild-card playoff berth secured, zero chance to win the AFC East title and the Jets among the most abominable teams of the 21st century, the Bills’ lineup was loaded with backups.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Who would ever buy that abominable lightning-bolt conference table?—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Dec. 2025
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No matter how detestable the overthrown governments may be, precedents show that regime changes lead neither to democracy nor to peace, but to chaos, civil war and dictatorship.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
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Since season 1, Steve has evolved from detestable jock to one of the series’ most beloved and protective figures.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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West has previously apologized to the Jewish community, only to go on to make offensive and hateful remarks directed at them publicly.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dearborn is home to the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the US and has frequently faced Islamophobic and hateful remarks.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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If going through boxes is a particularly loathsome task, set a timer once a week for 30 minutes to start hacking away one cardboard box at a time.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2025
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The statement infuriated some members of the LGBTQ+ community — a sizable segment of her fan base — for whom Kirk was a loathsome and dangerous figure.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And much of the international order is an attempt to avert messes, even by letting odious and illegitimate governments stay in power, because messes can be odious too.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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First having hosted in the far off era of 2011, the Bridesmaid actress’ 2017 appearance cemented her legacy in political comedy as then-odious White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Attorneys for detainees at the Everglades facility have called the conditions deplorable, writing in court documents that rainwater floods their tents and officers go cell-to-cell pressuring detainees to sign voluntary removal orders before they’re allowed to consult their attorneys.—
Mike Schneider,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2026
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The responding officers noted that the four children lived in the home, and conditions were deplorable.—
Mamie Bah,
CBS News,
12 Dec. 2025
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Some, however, have called for an even harsher punishment for the royal’s despicable actions, including jail time.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
1 Jan. 2026
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If some of the K-dramas on this list offer a much needed escape from the brutalities of our lived dystopia, Squid Game refused to shy away from capitalism’s most despicable conclusions.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Condemnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemnable. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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