as in notorious
not respectable
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Recent Examples of shameful
To acknowledge the troubling, shameful aspects of American history is not to denigrate the Founders but to see them, and the others who made their livelihoods possible, as people.
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Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
There are so many reasons to be mad; the mostly baseless and endless attacks on higher education, the dismantling of life-saving research, ICE, the subverting of policy that redresses shameful social harms.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Vulnerable because of limited progress on core issues such as homelessness, housing affordability and the shameful condition of streets, sidewalks and parks.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
There are so many reasons to be mad; the mostly baseless and endless attacks on higher education, the dismantling of life-saving research, ICE, the subverting of policy that redresses shameful social harms.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
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Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
There are so many reasons to be mad; the mostly baseless and endless attacks on higher education, the dismantling of life-saving research, ICE, the subverting of policy that redresses shameful social harms.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Vulnerable because of limited progress on core issues such as homelessness, housing affordability and the shameful condition of streets, sidewalks and parks.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
There are so many reasons to be mad; the mostly baseless and endless attacks on higher education, the dismantling of life-saving research, ICE, the subverting of policy that redresses shameful social harms.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameful
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This is just one of dozens of tweets railing about the deep state and other MAGA villains that Bankman-Fried, one of the century’s most notorious financial criminals, has published in recent weeks despite being locked up for 25 years in federal prison.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Parke was notorious for undergoing numerous cosmetic surgeries.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Then-Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered a now-infamous speech to the United Nations in February 2003, making the case for war based on the inaccurate assertion that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.—
Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Each round is decided by a head-to-head battle, with the infamous Randomizer wheel determining the required ingredients, cooking style, equipment and wild card element.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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This evidence places her in the crosshairs of a powerful network, including corrupt banker Freya Myers (Michaela Watkins), an unnamed assassin played by Stephen Moyer, and a shady businessman who happens to be her old man.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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But also there is shady stuff going on everywhere.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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So when it is already known that ICE actually carries out unlawful violations of the Constitution as per state and federal court rulings, government employees are being set up to be intimidated to serve as accomplices to unlawful, not to mention immoral, behavior.—
Tony Lux,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The annual analysis compares all 50 states across 54 measures tied to immoral or illicit behavior, from violent crimes per capita and excessive drinking to gambling disorders.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
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Investigators are also looking into the man’s criminal history and his mental health status, source said.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Crown Point police said that Angelle Czaja, 23, was charged with felony criminal recklessness and misdemeanor failure to remain at the scene of an accident with bodily injury.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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One of the most disgraceful aspects of the current administration is that our president uses vulgar and scatological language to disparage people who disagree with him.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Regardless of how disgraceful things are.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameful. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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