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as in vile
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency
resorted to dishonorable tactics in order to win the game
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as in notorious
not respectable
dishonorable conduct shown by some people while visiting foreign countries
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Recent Examples of dishonorable
And to this day, the administration defends every last aspect of that dishonorable month in 2021.
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The Editors, National Review, 10 Sep. 2024
But any dishonorable action should result in revocation, the official said.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
Sawai, critically acclaimed for her moving turn as the troubled but courageous Lady Mariko, secured her place in the best actress race, as did Asano — a fan favorite as the dishonorable but deeply likable samurai Kashigi Yabushige — in the best supporting actor category.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
Special dishonorable mention among the players goes to the mayor.
—Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024
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His vile ways are what made season 6, episode 9's incredible Battle of the Bastards resonate.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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David Tennant is spectacular as always as the rather vile, vengeful Tony Baddingham, a ruthless TV executive with axes to grind.Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Here’s the loyal captain of the Praetorian Guard, subduing the notorious radical-left lunatic . . .Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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The venue, which resembled an old and abandoned warehouse is notorious for problematic audio reflections which aggravated the issue.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Our state and local leaders are the last defense against unconstitutional and immoral federal policies.Murad Awawdeh, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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This is perhaps the most immoral aspect of watching members of Congress downplay the impact of melting polar caps or having presidential debates in which the topic of global warming is handled like an afterthought.LZ Granderson, The Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2024
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That infamous 1911 disaster in Greenwich Village took the lives of 146 garment workers—123 of them women, and many, adolescents, some as young as 14.Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Every Newcastle fan of a certain generation remembers Ruud Gullit’s infamous spell as manager and the mutiny that was caused by him dropping Alan Shearer, the local hero, for a derby defeat against Sunderland, early in the 1999-2000 season.Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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This set also comes with a shoe bag that has two compartments and can double as a laundry bag for dirty clothes during your trip.Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
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Rafael takes the fall for the murder, but only after the real killer — likely a dirty cop — kidnaps his daughter Sunny.Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Image On a recent muggy Saturday morning, a few dozen people — from restless children and lanky teenagers to men and women in their 50s and 60s — flocked to the shady overpass.María Magdalena Arréllaga, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Then there’s Ferrer’s arm surfacing in the last episode, which has to be going somewhere, and now Deb’s entanglement with a shady new character.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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The net front is the nastiest place on an NHL rink.Chris Branch, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The second season trailer, which dropped on Wednesday, sees the title character who is played by Amer, who co-created the series with Ramy Youssef, trying to get back into the U.S. from Mexico after becoming entangled with nasty coyotes at the end of the first season in 2022.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Murphy's Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story brought one of the most notorious criminal cases of the 1990s back into the forefront.Esther Kang, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The State Bureau of Investigation opened a criminal case in December regarding the management of the brigade, which has experienced high levels of desertion and issues related to staffing and management.Marc Santora, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Dishonorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonorable. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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