scandalizing

Definition of scandalizingnext
present participle of scandalize

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • On Day 1 of the truce, and in the days since, Israel has stepped up attacks against Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, in Lebanon, outraging Iran and leading to accusations the terms had been breached.
    Justin Fishel, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • So the Devil orders the father to cut off his daughter’s offending hands.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • As soon as the customers would walk out of sight, the drivers would take photos of the offending vehicle, then back their flatbeds into place and load them up, usually within a couple of minutes.
    Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Tuesday’s rat-trapping marks the start of fieldwork within Argentina's wider investigation into the origin of the contagion that struck the MV Hondius, killing three people, sickening several others and setting off a global scramble to trace passengers and their close contacts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • But a few weeks into his vacation across the Atlantic Ocean, the Oregon doctor jumped into action caring for passengers after a deadly hantavirus outbreak began spreading through the ship, sickening the vessel’s doctor.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Local residents are revolting against a $100 billion Utah data center project backed by Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary that would use more electricity than the entire state does in a year.
    Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 11 May 2026
  • The plot’s framework mirrors Orwell’s with animals revolting against a farmer’s working conditions (sending them off to a slaughterhouse being the biggie).
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Rebecca Sherman Weatherford, Texas As viewed by this lawyer in Missouri, what Keefe (no relation) describes is nauseating.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The smell was overwhelming, a nauseating mix of rotting food, burning plastic, chemicals and decay that clung to my clothes and skin.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That combination—higher costs, fewer flights, and steady demand—has given airlines more room to raise fares without scaring off travelers.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
  • Schwarzenegger’s strategy energized Californians who wanted to punish incumbent Democrats, but avoided scaring too many of the state’s median voters.
    Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • The consequences of disgusting one’s wife, whether or not one agrees with her premise, could be enormous.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Discharge Papers • Aw, The Pitt is back and happy to be disgusting again!
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • According to Sacramento County Jail records, Pounds was booked into jail for felony terrorizing on private property and a misdemeanor use of force/threat to interfere with the exercise of a civil right.
    Brandon Downs, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • According to the biblical account in 1 Samuel 17, Goliath was a giant terrorizing Israel and King Saul’s entire army.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 23 May 2026
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“Scandalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalizing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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