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Recent Examples of scapegoat
The city is just kind of using us as a scapegoat for their negligence.
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Advertisement Magyar accused the government of using her as a scapegoat and said Orbán had turned Hungary into a system benefiting political allies and family members.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 13 Apr. 2026
Since the start of the war with Iran, figures within MAGA have trumpeted Israel as a scapegoat.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Find the scapegoat and attack it to maximize its content creation potential and make a profit.
—Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Advertisement Magyar accused the government of using her as a scapegoat and said Orbán had turned Hungary into a system benefiting political allies and family members.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 13 Apr. 2026
Since the start of the war with Iran, figures within MAGA have trumpeted Israel as a scapegoat.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Find the scapegoat and attack it to maximize its content creation potential and make a profit.
—Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for scapegoat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scapegoat
Noun
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An Urban Pathways spokeswoman expressed condolences to the victims and their families in a statement.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Officials said that after Cooper’s arrest, the first victim, a runaway, was crying hysterically and denied any involvement in prostitution.—
Samantha Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Looking for an excuse to eat, drink and be merry this weekend?—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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At Dos Pueblos High in Goleta, baseball coach George Hedricks needed no excuses to start freshman Mattias Di Maggio, considering last name of DiMaggio is one of the best baseball names in the history of the sport.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Birría begins with a whole young goat that Oceguera picks up from Nea Agora Packing on Taylor Street, as his parents did.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Power outages also prevent Obiols Sobredo from grinding food for his goats, which produce less milk because of insufficient nutrition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Scapegoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scapegoat. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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