as in notorious
not respectable
the infamous criminal who remains known only by the moniker of "Jack the Ripper"
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The Trump administration is currently locked in a fiery legal battle over the mistaken deportation of a man from Maryland to an infamous prison in El Salvador.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Season 1 follows Ava (Cuoco) and her husband Nathan (Messina), a down-on-their-luck couple whose lives collide with an infamous serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
But as the infamous $9.99 LaGuardia airport Chex Mix proves, these policies are often ridiculous and rarely enforced.
—Alex Jacquez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
That confirmation came nearly four months after Hill checked himself out of the game and then gave an infamous diatribe following the Dolphins’ season-ending loss to the New York Jets.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Season 1 follows Ava (Cuoco) and her husband Nathan (Messina), a down-on-their-luck couple whose lives collide with an infamous serial killer terrorizing Los Angeles.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
But as the infamous $9.99 LaGuardia airport Chex Mix proves, these policies are often ridiculous and rarely enforced.
—Alex Jacquez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
That confirmation came nearly four months after Hill checked himself out of the game and then gave an infamous diatribe following the Dolphins’ season-ending loss to the New York Jets.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Infamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infamous. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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