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Recent Examples of scandalous Drawing on existing holy writ was in no way scandalous. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025 These swaps aren't the most scandalous part of Brown's recipe, though. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2025 Yet that sprig held a hereditary, and potentially scandalous, secret. Byandrew Curry, science.org, 6 Mar. 2025 Is the idea that these scandalous relationships reflect the depravity and decadence of the elites? Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scandalous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalous
Adjective
  • The fridge was smelly and disgusting before it was replaced about a week later.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Vandalizing the State Republican Party's property with disgusting Nazi symbols while screaming about 'fascism' reveals these individuals are hypocrites, idiots, or both.
    Ewan Palmer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For generations, his grave has been marked by an erroneous headstone with a Latin cross, not a Star of David, something Eiferman learned only recently.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • But Trump sees trade deficits as America getting ripped off, which is erroneous.
    Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The biggest storyline in the series, however, has been all of the ugly hits and bad blood between the two state rivals.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The Heat finished with an ugly 12-34 record against opponents that finished this regular season with a .500 record or better.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And once the sickening jolts of the combat takeoff had ended and Bui slowly grew accustomed to the noise and the pressure of the C-130, the taste of KFC stopped his crying.
    Jennifer Brookland, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • To take but one example, the riots that convulsed swatches of England and Northern Ireland last year were fueled by social media accounts claiming sickening crimes by immigrants, amplified by right-wing accounts.
    David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Robinson was sentenced late last year to a year and a half in prison due to violating a court order prohibiting him from repeating libelous allegations about a Syrian refugee, and Musk has been calling for his release.
    Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In a shocking twist that nobody would've believed a week ago, the Browns spent their final pick, in the fifth round, on Shedeur Sanders.
    Bryce Lazenby, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Porsha Williams’ birthday trip ended with a shocking accusation on the April 27 episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • If this leads to an acquittal, and to unfavorable comparisons to O. J. Simpson’s lawyers, Steel is unlikely to care.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Further, parental reaction to the plan has also been unfavorable.
    Savanah Jackson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Wade has been in a horrible slump since the season started and going in to Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels is hitting .096 (5-for-52) with a homer, seven RBIs, eight walks and an on base percentage of .213.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The Braves desperately need to add a shortstop and some offensive help amid their horrible start to the season.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Scandalous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalous. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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