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Recent Examples of inglorious
Costner's character was killed off in the opening moments of the back half of Season 5 with an inglorious, bloody bathroom gunshot death made to look like a suicide.
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Impeaching Blagojevich Madigan, the longtime Illinois Democratic Party chair, presided over one of the state’s most jarring and historic moments in 2009 when the House voted to impeach his fellow Democrat Rod Blagojevich, the only Illinois governor branded with this inglorious distinction.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The inglorious history of these speeches reflects the inglorious nature of the office of the Vice-Presidency.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The loss of this course is also a loss to those white students who want to learn the history of America in all its glorious and inglorious moments.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Impeaching Blagojevich Madigan, the longtime Illinois Democratic Party chair, presided over one of the state’s most jarring and historic moments in 2009 when the House voted to impeach his fellow Democrat Rod Blagojevich, the only Illinois governor branded with this inglorious distinction.
—Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
The inglorious history of these speeches reflects the inglorious nature of the office of the Vice-Presidency.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
The loss of this course is also a loss to those white students who want to learn the history of America in all its glorious and inglorious moments.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inglorious
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This isn't about politics—weaponizing law enforcement against ANY American is not only morally reprehensible but also endangers lives, including those of our officers.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Candidates for the Summit Hill Elementary District 161 Board denounced a note featuring profanity and anti-Muslim sentiment as reprehensible rhetoric from a community member.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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That morning, on the day of his exam, looking up at the stone façades, Gabriel suddenly realized that this was a place that existed not despite but because of the iniquitous history exhibited here.—
Daisy Hildyard,
The New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2024
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Palestinian leaders rejected the 1947 UN Partition Plan for its iniquitous terms, but then accepted partition on significantly less advantageous terms in 1988.—
Hussein Agha,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Feb. 2021
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Julianne Nicholson's Sinatra is running the show...until Xavier figures out her nefarious plans.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, some of the most nefarious uses are increasingly in healthcare, where accurate, factual information and trust are critically important to good outcomes.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Driven by a religious mandate to purify society by stopping sinful behavior, the AFMRS’s missionaries provided direct outreach to low-income areas.—
Jenna Deep,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Here's the list of least-to-most sinful states, according to WalletHub: TRAVELERS FLOCK TO TOP RELIGIOUS LANDMARKS DEEMED 'MOST INSTAGRAMMABLE' (iStock) 50.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Alternatively, if the foundation knew of warning signs, or should have detected warning signs, Learfield might be less blameworthy.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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But Miss Manners acknowledges that there is also the less blameworthy impulse to offer comfort — not just sympathy — when there is no real comfort to be offered.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
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At the time of Vallow's death, Vallow Daybell was espousing the belief that he was possessed by an evil spirit, the prosecution said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Last season, there was an episode that featured an evil streaming executive — who dressed like, kind of looked like and whose name even sounded like Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief creative officer and your boss.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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There was her show, WandaVision, which then led to her villainous appearance in Multiverse of Madness.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Gyllenhaal, who plays the villainous Iago to Washington’s Othello, was joined by both his sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and longtime partner, Cadieu.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Spears writes of these unrighteous men matter-of-factly, avoiding the ad hominem attack, except for an occasional delicious arrow, including a recollection of the eternally white Timberlake meeting one of his rap heroes.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2023
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He’s gone through buzzard-hot streaks and some slumps, at times taking wholly unrighteous shots, and none of that matters to the shooting guard.—
Gordon Monson,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
23 Apr. 2021
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“Inglorious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inglorious. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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