wrongdoings

plural of wrongdoing

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Recent Examples of wrongdoings This is not the first time the social media personality has claimed to be a victim of physical and mental wrongdoings. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Even for someone used to covering for her daughter’s wrongdoings, Tracey is remarkably self-possessed as Laura pries mercilessly into her life and accuses Cherry of every crime under the sun. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 The right back owed up to his past wrongdoings. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 The group denies all wrongdoings. Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024 The 10-episode limited series centers on Detective Lois Tryon (Nash) who tries to decipher who's behind a series of crimes and torments her with their wrongdoings. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoings
Noun
  • Nelson, author of 2021’s Boys Enter the House, talked to the friends and family of the victims, as well as some who’d survived Gacy’s crimes, going even deeper on the victims’ stories.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Today, much of the building sits empty in north Charlotte, and local teenagers charged with crimes are sent to a state juvenile facility in Cabarrus County.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The chaotic matchup saw referees call 65 penalties for 312 minutes, including 13 game misconducts.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That came two days after another slugfest of a contest that saw the teams combine for eight misconducts, four fights and another 186 penalty minutes at Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Robeson’s persistence against state harassment illustrated how resistance to civil liberties violations can protect and preserve basic citizenship rights, including the right to travel.
    Time, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Flies on food, and violations of basic restaurant cleanliness and food safety shut down a Miami Gardens restaurant and nightclub after a state inspection last week.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This generalized recognition of our nation’s foundational sins is certainly welcome, it’s just not geared toward a particular point.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And my mom used to say, your sins will find you out.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Compassion, Hughes said, includes informing the community about Wallace’s misdeeds so her current and future employers are informed of her complete history.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But Sorkin has added plenty of star power in their absence by tapping Mikey Madison to play whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White to play Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who team up to expose the company's misdeeds.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Wrongdoings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoings. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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