improprieties

plural of impropriety

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Recent Examples of improprieties Federal prosecutors are also looking into alleged financial improprieties involving Walter’s insurance companies. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Former Washington owner Dan Snyder was fined $60 million and ultimately forced to sell the team after multiple investigations found widespread workplace misconduct and a referral to the Federal Trade Commission alleged financial improprieties. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Summary Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter faces a federal investigation into potential financial improprieties within his extensive business empire, including insurance firms and Guggenheim Partners. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 As reported exclusively at Fox News Digital, the Justice Department has launched a grand jury investigation into Singham for alleged money laundering and other financial improprieties. — Asra Q. Nomani , Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 County Clerk Anthony Vega said in an interview on Wednesday that his office has the necessary sophisticated equipment to discern voting improprieties. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Stewart’s successor, Mayor Bobby Sanchez, a Democrat, suspended Blogoslawski in February amid allegations of improprieties, including the careless handling of cash and the backdating of tax payments to avoid interest penalties. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026 An attorney for Eastman had countered that his client wasn't trying to steal the election but was considering ways to delay electoral vote counting so states could investigate allegations of voting improprieties. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improprieties
Noun
  • Woeful may have undercut the reality of the Lakers’ first-half shooting blunders from distance.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the blunders, TCU led 14-10 at halftime and had a chance to extend the lead on the first possession of the second half.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The company cautioned that Claude can make mistakes in its responses and advised users to check important figures with their banks.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Now, her friends are said to be nervous that Lopez will never learn from her mistakes.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Huang’s personal indiscretions do not change Nvidia’s order book.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • For many in the Republican establishment, these indiscretions have pushed Paxton beyond the pale, but that’s of little concern to the nominee’s supporters.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But officials there said that the list appeared to be filled with errors and that setting the ballots aside could effectively disenfranchise legal voters.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The proposal would also establish that technical errors or inadvertent mistakes in the process cannot be a basis to stop the project.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The Democrat, who supports Jackson, thinks there’s wisdom in trying to avoid gaffes that distract from Collins.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Cougars then committed back-to-back special teams gaffes that let the Irish back in the game.
    — John Coon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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“Improprieties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/improprieties. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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