Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalized
Verb
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Tormented by the femicide and outraged by the indifference of the police and justice system, Laura decides to take matters into her own hands.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026 -
Its realignment outraged Russia and put a target on its back as one of the West’s easternmost bulwarks against Moscow’s sphere of influence.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2026
Verb
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My aunt is easily offended and deflects any criticism, while my dad avoids confrontation at any cost.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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Still another participant was offended that anyone could be offended by the word.—
Yoni Appelbaum,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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Many of the crew members are disgusted by Vito's homosexuality, but Phil seems to take special exception to this revelation, going out of his way to demand Tony take him out and becoming violently angered even at the mere mention of Vito's name.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Turner’s character, Declan O’Hara, is a righteous Irish journalist, also loquacious, also hot, but disgusted by ostentatious displays of wealth.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Verb
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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.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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Bromley, displeased, asked for a show of hands from anyone who believed that this was the most interesting story Jamie had to tell about himself.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The players revolted, boycotting training over Anelka’s treatment.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Roaring Kitty, revolted against the investment establishment.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
Verb
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When Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone at America’s Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, the invention amazed the crowd.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, amazed at these quick-thinking kids.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nara Organics recalled its whole-milk baby formula after a California child and two others were sickened by potentially fatal infant botulism, federal officials said.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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At least 233 people have been sickened in eight outbreaks that federal and state regulators have connected to McAfee’s farm since 2006, and at least 40 of them have been hospitalized.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Or perhaps he’d be horrified by the idea of people getting to witness, over and over again, what were presumably the worst moments of his life.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
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Needless to say, Summer is horrified.—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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“Scandalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalized. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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