as in notorious
not respectable
disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of disgraceful
Rather than attacking each other, slate candidates echoed similar messaging about Cuomo’s disgraceful record.
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Theo Oshiro, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
The country’s education problem is lower education, as shown by the few proficiency tests still permitted in elementary, middle, and high schools in Connecticut, and by their disgraceful performance gaps.
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2025
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Theo Oshiro, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025
Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
The country’s education problem is lower education, as shown by the few proficiency tests still permitted in elementary, middle, and high schools in Connecticut, and by their disgraceful performance gaps.
—Chris Powell, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Who wants to buy a Jaguar after looking at that disgraceful ad.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraceful
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She was joined by her older sister, Bennett, 2, who is notorious for her antics around the Kelce home.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The 'Teflon Don' and the Gambino 'Crime Family' The Gambinos and their onetime leader John Gotti – aka the Dapper Don and the Teflon Don – are perhaps the most notorious of the five New York crime families and the one most closely mimicked by a slew of Hollywood TV shows and movies.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many of the marble mausoleums on this 14-acre spot are held by Argentina’s elite, some famous, others infamous—think past presidents, Nobel Prize winners, and military commanders.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Natalya also addressed the infamous storyline where her character suffered from uncontrollable flatulence.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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At the time, many bettors turned to social media to say that something shady occurred regarding prop bets involving his stats for that night.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Plants bloom well in shady locations and fill the late-summer gap with narrow, upright panicles packed with white or pink blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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As Robbie's actions target stash houses run by the notorious Dark Hearts motorcycle gang, a deadly turf war erupts, escalating tensions in the city and drawing both law enforcement and criminal factions into a high-stakes battle over control, survival and justice.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Texas will deter criminal mischief and work with local law enforcement to arrest anyone engaging in acts of violence or damaging property.—
NPR,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
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It was considered immoral to lie and the whole point of writing things down back then was to increase morality and improve society, so there really is no didactic history of forgery.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Unlike previous seasons, Dorothy never makes immoral choices.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But a tax on short-term vacation rentals should not be lumped in with the shameful trash fees and parking charges, which are regressive taxes that hit underprivileged people the hardest.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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The sooner he and his horrific Supreme Court are relegated to a shameful footnote in American history, the better.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraceful. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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