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Recent Examples of scapegoat
What Trump is most certainly reviewing is the viability of Noem as a Cabinet secretary, who has rapidly become a scapegoat for the predictable calamities of the high-visibility deployment of border guards as SWAT troops in urban centers.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2026
An independent central bank is a useful scapegoat.
—Raghuram Rajan, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead of looking in the mirror, Greg had a scapegoat and blamed the entire divorce on David.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns can’t be the scapegoat for this one.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2026
An independent central bank is a useful scapegoat.
—Raghuram Rajan, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead of looking in the mirror, Greg had a scapegoat and blamed the entire divorce on David.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns can’t be the scapegoat for this one.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for scapegoat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scapegoat
Noun
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Rescuers continued to search for victims on the third day since the catastrophe began late Monday, causing floods, landslides, collapsed houses and shuttered schools.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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Children ages 3 and younger were most often the victims of fatal child abuse in Illinois between 2015 and 2022, according to a sobering new report out of Northwestern University.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s no excuse not to keep your toiletries organized when this Eddie Bauer Voyager Kit costs just $5 at Marshall’s.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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The rain was gone, and so was her last excuse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her book also tells the story of a southern Florida childhood – of homemade bike ramps and treehouses, ponds with snapping turtles and a goat named Cordelius.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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This all-natural goat hair and oak face brush is the perfect refresher for your skin in the morning.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Scapegoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scapegoat. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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