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Recent Examples of scapegoat
Across Florida and throughout the United States, a dangerous narrative is gaining ground, one that paints immigrants as threats, strangers and scapegoats for every social and economic ill.
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Maria Revelles, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
The coach, after all, can sometimes be scapegoat for larger issues in place as a result of roster construction.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Anti-trans bills have specifically been on the rise as the Trump administration has relied on that small population as a major scapegoat in his presidential campaign and, said SPLC, with Texas alone having filed 32 anti-trans bills for the 2025 legislative session.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 June 2025
The Knicks let Mikal Bridges guard the point of attack during the regular season — an experiment that turned him into the scapegoat for several larger defensive shortcomings and repeatedly exposed his struggles containing opposing lead guards, the NBA’s most talent-rich position.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
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Maria Revelles, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
The coach, after all, can sometimes be scapegoat for larger issues in place as a result of roster construction.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
Anti-trans bills have specifically been on the rise as the Trump administration has relied on that small population as a major scapegoat in his presidential campaign and, said SPLC, with Texas alone having filed 32 anti-trans bills for the 2025 legislative session.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 3 June 2025
The Knicks let Mikal Bridges guard the point of attack during the regular season — an experiment that turned him into the scapegoat for several larger defensive shortcomings and repeatedly exposed his struggles containing opposing lead guards, the NBA’s most talent-rich position.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scapegoat
Noun
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Now, as the families prepare for next week's sentencing hearing on July 23, Patterson and Ward are hoping to give readers a true sense of the four victims.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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And Singapore just passed an anti-scam law that allows law enforcement to freeze the bank accounts of scam victims.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The Turkish leader has also used the 2016 coup attempt against him as an excuse to pull apart the rule of law and any vestiges of institutional governance in Turkey.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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But that's absolutely no excuse, because intent doesn't excuse ignorance.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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There are roughly 113,000 cows and 7,500 goats spread across 480 farms, according to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, which pegs the industry’s annual economic impact at $5.4 billion.—
Holly Ramer,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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Overgrazing by livestock such as sheep, camels and goats can also reduce vegetation quality, which can reduce the number of prey available for leopards.—
Indrabati Lahiri,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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“Scapegoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scapegoat. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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