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Recent Examples of scandalize
Tom Hollander stars as Truman Capote, who manages to scandalize the entire Manhattan social scene by writing a viciously gossipy novel about them.
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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
The pair arrived together at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and quickly scandalized the red carpet once the barely-there garment was revealed.
—William Earl, Variety, 2 Feb. 2025
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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
The pair arrived together at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and quickly scandalized the red carpet once the barely-there garment was revealed.
—William Earl, Variety, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalize
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The hapless student, of course, could not afford to offend this senior professor and said something polite and carried on with his talk.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Amanda immediately feels offended by her sister’s comment.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
25 Apr. 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 case follows a pattern of such behavior by certain elements displeased by the President Trump administration and the work of his billionaire advisor Elon Musk, the owner of the automaker Tesla.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump also has launched an agency review and cut funds for some FEMA grant programs, outraging officials in states where those funds already had been committed.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Photo: Everett Collection Local critics were outraged by the movie that put the Master of Venereal Horror on the world-cinema map.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 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
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The endgame is unclear as ever The closures are already having a dire impact on Palestinians, with one man telling CNN his children are nauseated and exhausted from the lack of food.—
Kareem Khadder,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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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 king of the forest was once frightened by the sound of a bull.—
John Nemec,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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The prospect of returning to the role, first for a West End reprise in February and then for the Brooklyn performance frightened her.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Cumulative price increases exceed 30,000% since 2011, when Syrians first revolted against Mr. Assad’s rule, according to Professor Ali Kanaan, dean of the faculty of economics at the University of Damascus.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
11 Apr. 2025
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Dem governors revolt against Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 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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What amazes me is that after Covid, a lot of the business became transactional.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Scandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalize. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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