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as in scandals
a cause of shame
saw no reason why "secretary" should suddenly become a term of opprobrium among the politically correct
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as in shames
the state of having lost the esteem of others
the opprobrium that was long attached to the convicted embezzler's name
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Noun
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Those contenders have also pounced on a smattering of ethics scandals throughout her tenure as city treasurer.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026 -
Her credibility and any future work for charities and indeed being accepted at all hinges on distancing herself from Andrew's scandals.—
Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Had all those court cases and public disgraces dampened his hubris?—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Many ancient cultures believed reflections held pieces of a person’s soul.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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Based on conversations and direct experiences with the therapy, Matamonasa-Bennett found that therapists often ignored signs of equine distress or treated them merely as reflections of a patient’s emotional state, rather than as concerns warranting attention in their own right.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Opprobriums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opprobriums. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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