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Recent Examples of scandalize
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.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The prospect of Mamdani’s mayoralty scandalized many of New York’s power brokers, some of whom vowed to stop him in the November general election.
—Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Said’s famous reading of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park still has the power to scandalize, at least among those who see themselves as guardians of British heritage.
—Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
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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.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The prospect of Mamdani’s mayoralty scandalized many of New York’s power brokers, some of whom vowed to stop him in the November general election.
—Mark Chiusano, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Said’s famous reading of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park still has the power to scandalize, at least among those who see themselves as guardians of British heritage.
—Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalize
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To that end, Murphy invoked Rule 38 while emphasizing that she was offended by Durkan’s remark about her lack of preparation for the meeting.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Shapiro was flabbergasted and offended.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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The United States has now given Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to give it a try a road map for invading countries and capturing leaders who displease them, with a lawlessness that by comparison makes the 2003 invasion of Iraq seem as lawyered up as a bank merger.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2026
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Trump has also extracted settlements from ABC and CBS News in lawsuits over stories that displeased him, and is suing the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.—
David Bauder,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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Massey’s family was outraged by the jury’s decision.—
John O’Connor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Those characterizations outraged his family and Democratic politicians, who pointed to bystander videos showing Pretti helping a woman who had been pushed by an ICE agent and holding only his camera.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Every morning, most of us get up, check the Signal chats, the news, the socials, feel nauseated and overwhelmed, put the phone down.—
Angela Pelster,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Odd Future’s left-field aesthetic and at-times nauseating lyrical content was a non-starter for many.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
19 Jan. 2026
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The Palmetto State far surpassed Texas’ outbreak, which sickened 762 people and killed two young girls.—
Melinda Yao,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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Raw carrot and orange juices aren’t pasteurized and may contain bacteria that can sicken anyone.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
31 Jan. 2026
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Fernando Najera, director of the California Carnivores Program at UC Davis, said that recent experience showed that mountain lions can learn not to be afraid of technology that once worked to frighten them away from people and livestock.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Her hysteria frightens me and demands to be taken care of.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump is being countered effectively by allied leaders and CEOs standing up in unity, and by financial markets openly revolting against his tantrums.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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The movement could be broken apart by infighting over the succession, international allies might revolt, and domestic adversaries might find more appealing methods of responding to the crisis.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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In one camp Gao Sheng breaks a cultural norm by helping her father and uncles with a big project, amazing her relatives with her physical and mental strength.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2026
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An artist who never fails to amaze me.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Scandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalize. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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