1
as in poor
of low quality
shoddy merchandise that soon fell to pieces
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2
as in notorious
not respectable
a waterfront area filled with shoddy saloons, tattoo parlors, and houses of prostitution
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Recent Examples of shoddy
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
Montreal broke the game open from there, taking advantage of Buffalo’s shoddy defensive play to win 6-3 and take a 3-2 lead in the series.
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Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Katherine Lagrave,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 July 2018
Only traditional organic feeds such as the shoddy are allowed
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Craig Ballinger,
Slate Magazine,
20 Mar. 2017
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Adjective
That lead quickly dissipated when Miami’s implosion in the bottom half of the first inning — on a combination of timely Florida hits, erraticness from Ciscar and shoddy Hurricanes defense — allowed the Gators to score six runs.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
Montreal broke the game open from there, taking advantage of Buffalo’s shoddy defensive play to win 6-3 and take a 3-2 lead in the series.
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Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
Recycled pop bottles are made into carpets and seat linings, and cotton shoddy—used to make blue jeans—is recycled and turned into sound insulation.
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Katherine Lagrave,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 July 2018
Only traditional organic feeds such as the shoddy are allowed
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Craig Ballinger,
Slate Magazine,
20 Mar. 2017
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Rebecca Lowe joins Dan Patrick to discuss some of the top storylines around the World Cup, including Cristiano Ronaldo's poor play to start, the United States' potential and more.
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Will the gap between rural and urban America – and the gap between rich and poor America – decline or grow?
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During an April 2024 interview with The Sun, John revealed that he was diagnosed with toxic peripheral polyneuropathy, a condition linked to his time at Camp Lejeune, a notorious military base in North Carolina, where the water was severely contaminated in the 1980s.
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Morey was fired in May after Philadelphia failed to get past the second round of the playoffs, extending the franchise's notorious Eastern Conference Finals drought.
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The Dallas Cowboys players, and coaches, all love the changes recently made to AT&T Stadium, and come August, the name will go back to its original, the grass will be replaced by a synthetic, and expect the tint in the windows to be removed, too.
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Leather gloves should never be soaked or machine washed, while cotton, synthetic, and rubber gloves each have specific care methods.
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The production quality was terrible.
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But in May of 1943, a terrible fire burned his studio to the ground.
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Aerion Targaryen Aerion Targaryen (Finn Bennett), also known as Aerion Brightflame, is a volatile and cruel Targaryen prince infamous for his arrogance and violent behavior.
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While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.
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Their simulations showed that Earth’s orbit could expand enough to remain beyond the sun’s maximum size during both the red giant and AGB phases.
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Training data for robots is slow, physical, and expensive, often requiring human teleoperation or imperfect simulations that struggle with real-world messiness.
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The revolution won’t come cheap.
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Across six online experiments, the researchers showed participants a cheaper lower-quality item such as a sweater alongside a pricier higher-quality version.
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The Italian-style grotto is a shady spot to visit on sunny days, with trees sheltering the pool and fountain.
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This woodland native grows in USDA Zones 6-9 and is best suited to shadier areas of the landscape.
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“Shoddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoddy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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