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Recent Examples of undignified
Lopetegui’s undignified sacking 🆙 Kinsky & Bergvall boost Spurs
🇪🇸 Barca’s Dani Olmo loophole
⚽ New balls, please?
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, men, particularly those of high social standing, did not face repercussions for exhibiting undignified behavior.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Part of its role was to rehabilitate drug addicts using a naval regimen—a noble yet undignified service for a generation-defining yacht.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
Waite, a Family Guy writer, posits plenty of amusing observations and wild exaggerations in this breezy gift book about all the undignified, likely, and unlikely ways that one could suddenly get gotten.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, men, particularly those of high social standing, did not face repercussions for exhibiting undignified behavior.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Part of its role was to rehabilitate drug addicts using a naval regimen—a noble yet undignified service for a generation-defining yacht.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
Waite, a Family Guy writer, posits plenty of amusing observations and wild exaggerations in this breezy gift book about all the undignified, likely, and unlikely ways that one could suddenly get gotten.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
Adjective
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Zoom out: The new Trump administration is on the warpath against what officials say is frivolous government spending, with Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leading the charge.—
Erin Doherty,
Axios,
3 Feb. 2025
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Joyful or life-affirming activities (say, hobbies like painting or baking) or things that lift your spirits (such as exercise or meditation) might seem frivolous in the face of pressing caregiver responsibilities.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As his goofy face is soon detached from the rest of his body and tossed around the room like a hot potato, blood spraying in all directions, the class is left traumatized and Mr. Bunting’s dismissal suddenly starts to feel slightly warranted.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The premise: Jim (Will Ferrell) is a goofy widowed dad whose daughter Jenni (Geraldine Viswanathan) has gotten engaged; Margot (Reese Witherspoon) is an uptight businesswoman whose younger sister Neve (Meredith Hagner) has gotten engaged.—
Moira MacDonald / Seattle Times,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Today, Sophia Smith, a Colorado kid whose commute from Windsor and dedication to soccer makes my story look silly, is making more than $500,000 a year in her new contract with the Portland Thorns, and reports say her outside contracts and sponsorships are worth another $1.2 million.—
Megan Schrader,
The Denver Post,
9 Feb. 2025
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The way bacon is packaged in this country is silly.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The crowd got loose and giddy as Dončić was introduced last, conspicuously after LeBron James.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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The movie concludes with a twenty-two-minute take that’s too giddy a jolt to spoil.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Some sourness is lingering after Trump and his wife launched meme coins, which critics said looked like an unseemly cash grab.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The question of cancelling the Oscars—of whether the pageantry is unseemly in the face of real-world catastrophe—is one that dates back to the early years of the awards.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Chris Lawson from Front Row Motorsports and Billy Plourde from Rick Ware Racing were dismissed for issues related to improper weights found on their respective cars.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Diaz was placed under arrest and transported to Troop G where he was charged with criminal attempt at third-degree robbery, second-degree breach of peace and improper parking on a limited access highway.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Orange Beach has a vulgarity ordinance on the books, which was enacted about a decade ago amid concerns about vulgar or indecent T-shirts and other merchandise sold at souvenir stores.—
al,
al,
20 Jan. 2023
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Because there are more good people than indecent ones.—
Jack Irvin,
Peoplemag,
12 Jan. 2023
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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undignified. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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