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Recent Examples of scandalize
Back in 2009, residents were scandalized when employees at Burr Oak Cemetery in the Chicago suburb of Alsip were accused of exhuming old graves in order to resell the burial plots, unceremoniously dumping older remains in another area on the grounds.
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ArsTechnica,
6 Mar. 2026
His immigration policy aims to scandalize a broad class of voting citizens by demonizing the non-citizen minority.
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Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
As Alexandra Plakias has noted, philosophical about-faces should not scandalize us; they should be honored.
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Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
The young man’s beauty, musical talents, and athletic prowess, however, belie volatile currents of desire and rage, which will eventually scandalize the community and unsettle Priscilla and Diamond’s faiths.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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ArsTechnica,
6 Mar. 2026
His immigration policy aims to scandalize a broad class of voting citizens by demonizing the non-citizen minority.
—
Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
As Alexandra Plakias has noted, philosophical about-faces should not scandalize us; they should be honored.
—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
The young man’s beauty, musical talents, and athletic prowess, however, belie volatile currents of desire and rage, which will eventually scandalize the community and unsettle Priscilla and Diamond’s faiths.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalize
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Feeling offended by opinions that differ from yours?
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Evans, a 6-foot-6 guard from Duke, said he wasn’t offended by prognostications that place him late in the first round.
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But many Spotify users voiced displeasure at the change-up, with some complaining that the disco ball looked pixelated on a small phone screen and, generally, was visually displeasing.
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Many of Furgeson’s subjects were displeased by his haughty musings, which would seem less out of place if he was garbed in a royal mantle and wielding a golden scepter.
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Those leaders should be outraged, not celebrating the memorandum of understanding (MOU).
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Liberals have been increasingly outraged by Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, especially during the war in Gaza, and conservatives have questioned the importance of longstanding American support for Israel.
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Baldwin included photos of herself looking nauseated, as well as pictures of her in the bathroom doing what appeared to be praying.
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Rebecca Sherman Weatherford, Texas As viewed by this lawyer in Missouri, what Keefe (no relation) describes is nauseating.
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These pathogens can sicken swimmers with diseases of the skin, eyes, ears, and respiratory tract.
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But screwworms sicken all kinds of warm-blooded mammals, including, less commonly, humans.
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But her outbursts frightened the children too.
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What frightened me most was what might happen to my children.
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Starmer has seen the departure of several junior and senior ministers in recent weeks, as Labor Party lawmakers revolt and rivals plot, in despair at the government’s relentless unpopularity.
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Starmer has seen the departure of several junior and senior ministers in recent weeks, as Labour Party lawmakers revolt and rivals plot, in despair at the government’s relentless unpopularity.
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More than 30 years later, what amazes me isn’t just what that team accomplished on the field.
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This technology still amazes me.
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“Scandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalize. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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