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Recent Examples of scandalize
It was built for Hilda Boldt Weber, a former nurse turned fabulously wealthy widow of a glass bottle mogul, who had scandalized society by marrying her butler.
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Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter Fans of American Horror Story: Asylum won’t be too scandalized by the cut spanking scene — beyond being a plausible incident, spanking was a common occurrence in the show’s sophomore outing.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
At four years old, Bowen scandalized them by doing a striptease to Céline Dion in the living room.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Online, scandalized viewers torched the appearance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
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Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter Fans of American Horror Story: Asylum won’t be too scandalized by the cut spanking scene — beyond being a plausible incident, spanking was a common occurrence in the show’s sophomore outing.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
At four years old, Bowen scandalized them by doing a striptease to Céline Dion in the living room.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Online, scandalized viewers torched the appearance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalize
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This arbitrary and unprecedented anti-business approach offends the rule of law.Alden Abbott, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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And at least in the most archetypal version of the story — which the movie leans into, hard — Seeger was deeply offended by Dylan’s decision to drown out his own lyrics, and violate the festival’s communal, rootsy spirit with raucous noise.Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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For example, for fear of displeasing its neighbor, South Korea has limited its missile defense program to mostly short-range technology.Robert A. Manning, Foreign Affairs, 3 Oct. 2014
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Kissinger was well known for seducing journalists with flattery, access, and scoops, never losing his composure when something in the press displeased him.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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But in the waning days of a pressure cooker campaign, Selzer's poll for the Des Moines Register, part of the USA TODAY Network, outraged the GOP and gave Democrats false hope ahead of what turned out to be a national Republican rout.Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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The idea of women keeping their votes hidden from their husbands has outraged some conservatives.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Those facts aren’t nothing, yet there’s also something about rolling up on Broadway right after the reelection of Donald Trump and expecting to play off decades of nauseating American history with some big yass queen energy that feels simplistic at best, condescending at worst.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Damien Leone’s ongoing saga about the sadistic murderer Art the Clown continues to defy expectations by raking in huge box-office receipts on small budgets, with much of the success coming from the series’ reputation for nauseating practical effects.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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Foodborne pathogens sicken one in six Americans annually, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to the FDA.Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The number of people sickened in an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s burgers rose to 90, the CDC said.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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But Hanks does commendable supporting work as a nerdy FBI agent on Abagnale’s trail — essentially playing the sort of conventional square whose mediocre life frightens the restless, rootless Abagnale.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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There is little evidence wolves frighten elk merely by their presence, the authors say.ByVirginia Morell, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
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The Importance Of The Distilleries To The War Effort The other side of this story is how many on social media were quick to joke that Russians may revolt if the nation's vodka producers are taken offline.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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There was a lot of speculation that the outages would hurt their business from customers revolting, resulting in a loss in market share.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
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The two played four minutes together during one of the Lakers’ six preseason games, a moment that left LeBron James amazed.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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The title signals the jump scare that the image maker hoped would likewise amaze the viewer when the 3D ghost loomed before their very eyes.Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Scandalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalize. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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