as in disgraced
to descend to a level that is beneath one's dignity
the debate would be more enlightening if both sides didn't stoop to name-calling
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She is being held at the same facility as disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who was sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison for defrauding investors with her medical startup.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
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An excessive force lawsuit against a former San Jose cop disgraced by a racist texting scandal is set to resume, after a federal court ruling last week affirmed the ex-officer is not shielded from litigation in his controversial 2022 shooting of an aspiring college football player.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kirk’s former chief of staff Mikey McCoy shamed Cohen for the comments in a post on X early Thursday morning.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In Indiana, a number of teachers, university staff members and other government employees are being shamed on social media for comments critical of Kirk's views or making light of his death.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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To be humbled and awed by the 7-story screen, every square inch of vision filled with movie, ready to sink into the textures and colors of 70mm film.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Sep. 2025
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Little Penn would be awed and humbled.—
Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Stooped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stooped. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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