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Recent Examples of scandalize
In other words, the dinner that scandalized Washington may have only been an appetizer.
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
When published, Hine’s haunting pictures scandalized America, and laws to protect kids emerged.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Even at the larval stage of his career, Cronenberg knew how to make our flesh crawl and to scandalize the scolds.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
And when daughter Emily got married in 2016, Melody scandalized the wedding by inviting her lover for all to see.
Det.
—Susan Mallie, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
When published, Hine’s haunting pictures scandalized America, and laws to protect kids emerged.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Even at the larval stage of his career, Cronenberg knew how to make our flesh crawl and to scandalize the scolds.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
And when daughter Emily got married in 2016, Melody scandalized the wedding by inviting her lover for all to see.
Det.
—Susan Mallie, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalize
Verb
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Some of Lamar’s bars in that track offended Drake and helped ignite their public feud.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The firing of career prosecutors calls to mind how Bondi, as Florida attorney general, forced out two assistants who offended a Jacksonville company linked to mortgage fraud investigations.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 July 2025
Verb
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George, displeased that the Clippers would only offer a three-year deal, bounced for Philadelphia on a four-year max.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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In 2016, some members of Xiaomi’s supply chain team displeased Samsung Electronics Co. representatives and the South Korean firm threatened to halt supply of its industry-leading AMOLED screens.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The release also outraged some supporters of the president, who had been promised that more details would be made public.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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What further outraged Roberts and another Cook accuser, however, is what did not appear in the report: that the mayor, who was married and more than 30 years older than each woman at the time, sent them late-night and personal texts alluding to poetry.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
4 July 2025
Verb
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The authors report that no human subjects were nauseated by this study.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Both were crashing bores because of the literally nauseating behavior of fans and the uncaring attitude of the proprietors.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Cucumbers are being recalled nationwide after a salmonella outbreak sickened 26 people and hospitalized nine across 15 states, including Tennessee.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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So far, people in two states have reported being sickened from the product, according to the FDA and the CDA. Minnesota (three people) New Jersey (one person) What pistachio cream is being recalled?—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
Verb
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But their return has also angered and frightened livestock farmers and others in rural communities who are having to learn to live alongside these once nearly-extinct creatures.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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But on Friday night, the booms and blasts of celebratory fireworks appear to have frightened them away.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
Verb
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Ironic from a country born out of revolting against taxation without representation.—
Jose Antonio Vargas,
Time,
4 July 2025
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Coming at an incredibly sensitive time and with some employees revolting over its coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict, the last thing the corporation’s bosses need is to be accused of platforming bands accused of terrorist sympathy.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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This creator, in the true sense of the word, adds a touch here and there, drapes or lets fall the folds of a cape or a huge collar, borrows from all the epochs of fashion and interprets them all, and in the sum total, never fails to amaze us with his exquisite audacity.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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The Teton Range, covered in powder, amazes as far as the eye can see.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Scandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalize. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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