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Scapegoat vs. Escape goat
Scapegoat
/ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/Examples:
The intern often becomes the company's scapegoat.In politics, he was made a scapegoat for rising inflation.She refused to be the scapegoat for the team's failure.
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Escape goat
/ɪsˈkeɪp ɡoʊt/Examples:
He became the escape goat after the team's failure.The politician was unfairly made the escape goat in the scandal.Stop trying to make her the escape goat for this situation!
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Scapegoat is a single word, while escape goat is two separate words.
- The term scapegoat has a specific historical and idiomatic meaning.
- Escape goat is not a standard term or commonly accepted phrase, but a misinterpretation of scapegoat.
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