1
as in to denounce
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
it is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once legal in many places, is now universally condemned
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2
as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
a report that condemns the working conditions in the factories of many developing countries
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3
as in to censure
to express public or formal disapproval of
the philosopher's works were once condemned by the church and placed on its list of forbidden books
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as in to convict
to find or pronounce guilty
the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began
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5
as in to sentence
to impose a judicial punishment on
a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars
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Recent Examples of condemn
Investor Cathie Wood, a long-time Tesla bull known for first investing in the company a decade ago at $13 per share, condemned the growing resistance to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s potential $1 trillion pay package.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Faculty, alumni and free press advocacy groups have released statements condemning both actions.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Vance’s spokesperson, William Martin, condemned the Newsom’s criticism, labeling it a mischaracterization of standard military training that ensures force readiness.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Ogles has not condemned the rhetoric or called for those involved to resign.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
Faculty, alumni and free press advocacy groups have released statements condemning both actions.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Vance’s spokesperson, William Martin, condemned the Newsom’s criticism, labeling it a mischaracterization of standard military training that ensures force readiness.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Ogles has not condemned the rhetoric or called for those involved to resign.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemn
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In fact, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman have denounced work-life balance.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Kansas Republican Party denounced the two leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans, chair Alex Dwyer and vice chair William Hendrix, for their involvement.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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The prince was widely criticized for failing to show empathy for Epstein's victims and for offering unbelievable explanations for his friendship with the disgraced financier.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Andrew was widely criticized for failing to show empathy for Epstein’s victims and for offering unbelievable explanations for his friendship with the disgraced financier.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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In addition, Blain, who was elected to office last November, has been under investigation by the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office and has been censured twice by the council.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The debate over whether Councilmember Johnathan Hernandez should be formally censured took center stage at Tuesday’s meeting when Mayor Valerie Amezcua and councilmembers Phil Bacerra, Thai Viet Phan and David Penaloza directed city staff to conduct a formal investigation into the complaints.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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Zhao's pardon is the latest in a series Trump has doled out to executives convicted of white collar crimes.—
Gram Slattery,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Merlino had frequent brushes with the law throughout his early life, and in 1989 was convicted of an armored truck heist in which more than $350,000 was stolen, according to the Courier Post.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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In August 2024, Lorincz was convicted on the manslaughter charge, and in November, a judge sentenced her to 25 years in prison.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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She was sentenced to die by firing squad and Indonesia’s highest court upheld it in 2013.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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But some Republicans blamed Newsom for the freeway closure, calling it an over-reaction.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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Now, blaming the shutdown, the Education Department is trying to lay off an additional 465 people, cutting deeply into multiple offices.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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There is little to fault with .—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Meng Wei, a marine geologist and geophysicist at the University of Rhode Island, says the idea that fault systems near each other could synchronize has been floating around for years and has been seen at smaller fault boundaries over short periods.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
10 Oct. 2025
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Baird believes that shares of Zions Bancorp have been unduly punished.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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The superpowers imposed punishing tariffs on one another earlier this year, only to lower them, and had for months been discussing a trade deal.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Condemn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemn. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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