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Recent Examples of scapegoats
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.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scapegoats
Noun
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Ten victims will testify on Wednesday, some of whom haven’t spoken since Epstein’s first arrest in 2005.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
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The victims' identities have not been released.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No more hand-wringing and excuses by politicians who love to talk while people are terrorized.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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Communicate value instead of creating excuses.—
Nataly Kelly,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Its medieval houses nestle beneath colossal rocks, their red roofs peeking out like terracotta petals—while narrow lanes wind past the Chapel of São Pedro de Vir-a-Corça and the Romanesque Church of Santa Maria, and scrambling goats graze near crumbling stairways.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Beyond the shore, rent a Mehari to explore the island's lush interior, where goats roam the mountainside.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Scapegoats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scapegoats. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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