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Recent Examples of scapegoat
If growth slows and Powell hasn’t moved aggressively enough on rate cuts, Powell will become the scapegoat.
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Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
The hypocrisy of a society continually looking for scapegoats to assign blame while refusing to examine its own dark heart provides a semblance of subtext.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Even by his standards, Trump’s effort to find a scapegoat was pretty pathetic.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
Or will the bloodlust of a town searching for an easy scapegoat beat him to the punch?
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
The hypocrisy of a society continually looking for scapegoats to assign blame while refusing to examine its own dark heart provides a semblance of subtext.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Even by his standards, Trump’s effort to find a scapegoat was pretty pathetic.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2025
Or will the bloodlust of a town searching for an easy scapegoat beat him to the punch?
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scapegoat
Noun
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The victims said the thief stole close to $60,000 in cash and dozens of checks that were inside the box.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim as Daniella Weisman from Glencoe, a spokesperson confirms to PEOPLE.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Investors don’t need another earnings call filled with excuses about macro headwinds when the rest of the industry is growing.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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To open flat is without excuse, given the setting.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mountain lion had killed a goat the night before and came back to continue to feed on it, deputies said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wallace is a goat-owning, hog-hunting, anime-loving, fast-talking personification of energy.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Scapegoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scapegoat. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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