scandalizes

Definition of scandalizesnext
present tense third-person singular of scandalize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalizes
Verb
  • But these arguments, about how free expression is defined, whether art that offends is inherently harmful, and whose sensibilities determine what art gets shown to the public, would recur again and again.
    Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
  • Very little offends me in a moral sense in the theater, but parts of this script came close.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Patel hasn’t been reluctant to fight back against reporting that displeases him.
    David Bauder, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Cue the rattling of sabers and gnashing of teeth — until a deal is done that pleases (and displeases) both parties.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • That’s what really disgusts me.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The content outrages some people and delights others; publishing more of it advances the meta discourse that’s been layered on top of the actual news, drawing attention from the unfolding conflict itself.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Alcohol kills 178,000 Americans each year and sickens countless more.
    Lev Facher, STAT, 12 May 2026
  • Just thinking about it totally sickens me.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The second thing that strikes me more and actually amazes me is the fact that this is a story, a trope, that is repeated in most of the presentation of Agnes Pockels.
    Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Eva’s romance with her husband, Franklin Plaskett, delights and amazes her.
    Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Sunday was another game-long display of why Wembanyama horrifies opponents from either side of the ball.
    James Jackson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But the future Hall of Famer is coming off ACL surgery, might lack mobility, and has a receiving corps that frightens nobody.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • The piercing sunlight frightens her.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Scandalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalizes. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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