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Recent Examples of scandalize
Had my own middle graders come in from the other room, they would have been alternately horrified, scandalized, and bored.
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Tom Hollander stars as Truman Capote, who manages to scandalize the entire Manhattan social scene by writing a viciously gossipy novel about them.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The painting depicts Seymour Fleming, a prominent heiress entangled in a notorious adultery case that scandalized Georgian society.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
In 2018, the clean beauty and living gurus at Goop included a coffee enema in their detox guide, and the world was scandalized.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Tom Hollander stars as Truman Capote, who manages to scandalize the entire Manhattan social scene by writing a viciously gossipy novel about them.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The painting depicts Seymour Fleming, a prominent heiress entangled in a notorious adultery case that scandalized Georgian society.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
In 2018, the clean beauty and living gurus at Goop included a coffee enema in their detox guide, and the world was scandalized.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalize
Verb
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Kaplan, the keeper of the NFLPA arbitration process, was clearly offended by France’s conduct.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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The offending employees were moved to different cottages.—
Jeff Mcdonald,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Some students felt the interview was a blunder the Bills might be displeased with as an organization, but others liked the feistiness and wondered if beleaguered Buffalo Sabres GM Kevyn Adams would benefit from a similar approach with local media.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Some of Washington's ideas are also likely to displease Moscow.—
Elizabeth Piper,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The concert outraged many Mexicans, and Michoacan Gov. Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla soon announced a ban on public performances that glorify crime and violence.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Race aside, police brutality by anyone against anyone should outrage everyone.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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The authors report that no human subjects were nauseated by this study.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Both were crashing bores because of the literally nauseating behavior of fans and the uncaring attitude of the proprietors.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Banned in Europe In addition to being a carcinogen, formaldehyde, a colorless and smelly gas, can cause rashes and can sicken those who breathe it in, according to the FDA.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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New outbreaks of gastrointestinal illnesses on cruise ships have sickened about 150 people, adding to the growing toll of such cases in 2025 ahead of peak cruise season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The goal of strengthening Washington’s presence should be to reassure partners that U.S. pressure is designed to create stronger alliances, not to pave the way for abandonment, as well as to ensure that resisting China is viable for countries that are frightened by Beijing.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The American Declaration of Independence and Constitution frightened monarchies and despots around the world without a single bullet or gunboat.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2025
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June, whose unflinching stare is the surest way to persuade the Handmaids to revolt, is going to sneak into Beantown and arm the others with knives.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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In it, Jones, with his customary frankness and high articulation, addressed his career in relation to, and revolt against, the path Ailey cut for Black dancers.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
Verb
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The way Yamal is handling his rise does not cease to amaze.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Regardless of how or why, that drive continues to amaze me.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Scandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalize. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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