as in notorious
not respectable
disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of disgraceful
Disrespectful, inappropriate, disgraceful!
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Noem’s insistence on filming arrest operations was both disgraceful and counterproductive.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Regardless of how disgraceful things are.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Not only that, the cruel Lady Penwood denigrated Sophie's mother as a disgraceful woman who died with no money, title or security for her daughter.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
Noem’s insistence on filming arrest operations was both disgraceful and counterproductive.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Regardless of how disgraceful things are.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Not only that, the cruel Lady Penwood denigrated Sophie's mother as a disgraceful woman who died with no money, title or security for her daughter.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraceful
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He was booked into the Erie County Holding Center, a maximum-security complex once notorious for inadequate medical and mental health care.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Enthralled by Felipe Rose, a go-go boy decked out in Native American regalia at the Anvil, a notorious gay Manhattan disco, Morali applied that approach to his next conceptual act, Village People.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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The mystery of Buzzy's disappearance remains one of the most infamous urban legends in Disney parks history, but for Bailey, the story is about more than just a missing robot.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The record also includes collaborations with Future and rising star Molly Santana and is Drake’s ninth solo studio album — his first since his now infamous war of words with Kendrick Lamar.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2026
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To inspire your planting design, here are some of the top native groundcovers experts recommend for sunny or shady spaces, and tips on how to use these plants to your advantage.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
12 May 2026
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When not flapping their wings, the chicks waddle around the nest, finding shady spots and playing with sticks and their dad's tail, the nonprofit said.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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In a criminal complaint obtained by the New York Post, prosecutors alleged that McHenry stabbed Bachmann in the neck and chest inside her car.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Shianne LeClair is an undergraduate criminology student at Central Connecticut State University, and this topic is part of her research on homelessness and criminal justice policy for her Current Issues in Criminal Justice Policy course.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Each side views members of the other party not as merely having a different view on politics but rather as evil or immoral.—
James Piazza,
Twin Cities,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pope Francis changed the church’s social teaching to declare capital punishment immoral in all cases.—
Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Officers have also said in Board of Correction meetings that our city should divert people with serious mental health needs into appropriate treatment, rather than relying on them to fill in for shameful gaps in our public health system.—
Jason Rodriguez,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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Criticizing those who are actually out there touching it, smelling it, handling it, doing the work — that’s just absolutely shameful.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraceful. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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