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Recent Examples of undignified
Not to mention that his character receives an especially undignified exit.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Some might say that the fate that awaited him, turning up on afternoon TV shows as a guest of the likes of Andy Williams, was a fate more undignified, but Stone’s refusal to give and die was the greatest revenge.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
This was part of the challenge that Frisch talked about—pride and dignity mattered, even when people’s circumstances and behavior happened to be undignified.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Outraged that the jury had seemingly ignored damning video evidence, countless Angelenos—angry, frustrated, and desperate—stormed the streets in protest not merely against the verdict itself, but more broadly against poor, undignified social conditions.
—V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
Some might say that the fate that awaited him, turning up on afternoon TV shows as a guest of the likes of Andy Williams, was a fate more undignified, but Stone’s refusal to give and die was the greatest revenge.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
This was part of the challenge that Frisch talked about—pride and dignity mattered, even when people’s circumstances and behavior happened to be undignified.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Outraged that the jury had seemingly ignored damning video evidence, countless Angelenos—angry, frustrated, and desperate—stormed the streets in protest not merely against the verdict itself, but more broadly against poor, undignified social conditions.
—V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undignified
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The lawsuit was considered frivolous by most legal observers, but a settlement provided a pathway to regulatory approval of Paramount’s sink-or-swim merger with Skydance.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
18 July 2025
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For months, rumors abounded that Paramount would eventually settle the seemingly frivolous lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump concerning editorial decisions in the production of a CBS interview with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in 2024.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
14 July 2025
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Starring Cain and Teri Hatcher (as Lois Lane), the series put an interesting rom-com spin on the Superman mythos and, sure, the thing was pretty goofy.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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To most viewers, Nicolau — played with irresistible, lightly goofy guilelessness by Francisco Melo — will be a welcome new acquaintance.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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This perky, self-aware, sarcastic and downright silly show caters to both the more traditional Goodspeed audiences.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Green Lantern is earnest and bright and, yeah, incredibly silly and a little embarrassing.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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The game was a lot like that scene, a giddy kaleidoscope of touchdowns and fun.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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The broad market rode a giddy melt-up in mega-cap tech right into the second week of July 2024 before at first a radical internal rotation and then a broader pullback generated the only serious setback of that year.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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Few modern filmmakers attempt grand-scale, visionary cinema like Coppola’s unseemly opus.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 July 2025
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Through the years, Welch’s legend has been shaped and the burrs smoothed, the inconsistencies and unseemly bits taken into a particular form, in the same manner that a woodturner takes a roughing gouge to a block of wood to round it before hollowing it out.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Longreads,
26 June 2025
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His attorneys are now seeking access to information from prosecutors and from Mangione's insurer, Aetna, arguing the subpoena was improper.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
18 July 2025
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The county inspector general, in a December 2021 report, found mismanagement in the district and improper payments made to district trustees.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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The juvenile in Canada was charged with indecent communications, uttering threats, public mischief and mischief over $5,000.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Cowan was arrested in August 2011 and charged with Daniel’s murder, indecent treatment and interfering with a corpse, the report states.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Undignified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undignified. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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