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to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room
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Recent Examples of abashed
New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.
—Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
The video shows a very abashed McKinnon saying goodbye to Ginsburg on the stage following the production.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2019
Privacy concerns cause abashed feeling in Silicon Valley Zuckerberg's potential retort comes after Apple's Cook made comments at the end of March in an interview with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes.
—Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
And, many know how to deliver home truths in a way that will elicit abashed agreement rather than anger.
—Cathie Anderson, sacbee, 9 Mar. 2018
Their reactions varied, from unimpressed to abashed and pained — all of them uncomfortable.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
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But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed.
—New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings.
—Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020
The video shows a very abashed McKinnon saying goodbye to Ginsburg on the stage following the production.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2019
Privacy concerns cause abashed feeling in Silicon Valley Zuckerberg's potential retort comes after Apple's Cook made comments at the end of March in an interview with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes.
—Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
And, many know how to deliver home truths in a way that will elicit abashed agreement rather than anger.
—Cathie Anderson, sacbee, 9 Mar. 2018
Their reactions varied, from unimpressed to abashed and pained — all of them uncomfortable.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abashed
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The man who had been yelling at Kelce for the past few minutes, meanwhile, switched to an apologetic, complimentary demeanor, and appeared to be embarrassed by his actions.Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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The main barriers for help-seeking include being too embarrassed, shy or fearful of judgment.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Myth of Being Busy In the modern workplace, there’s a troubling trend where busyness is confused with productivity.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Each executive pushes their own agenda, leaving teams confused about what really matters and where to focus their efforts.Chaitra Vedullapalli, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Of the three all-time men’s players who’ve dominated this era of the game—Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic—Nadal seemed to be the most bashful of the three.Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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The spring’s boyfriend blush trend drags the pigment far beyond the usual target zone and focuses on rich layers to emulate a bashful expression.Akili King, Essence, 19 Sep. 2024
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Lacking the self-conscious grimness of Arrow that initially kept it away from four-color adventures, The Flash was immediately liberated to go full comic book, kickstarting the small-screen answer to the MCU.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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As people have become self-conscious of their digital image, video studio designers, MCs, virtual background designers, and even plastic surgeons have found thriving new avenues for their businesses.thehustle.co, thehustle.co, 1 Nov. 2024
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Musk has not been sheepish about staking the company’s future on autonomous software.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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The scene where Acuña calls Drake’s mom to tell her that her son is (temporarily) out of the band, while a sheepish Drake stands nearby him, is sufficiently intense to make a viewer cringe with sympathetic embarrassment.Joe Leydon, Variety, 30 Aug. 2024
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When Marnie Was There A subtle, rewarding story about adolescence and identity based on a 1967 novel of the same name by British author Joan G. Robinson, When Marnie Was There follows Anna, a shy and withdrawn girl who struggles to connect to anyone.Matt Kamen, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
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Mara, though initially more withdrawn, eventually gives in to his charms, even though Matt isn’t exactly a typical leading man.Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Abashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abashed. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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