as in reprimand
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
a condemnation of the war by the international community
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Recent Examples of condemnation
Other leaders from Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Iran, France, Italy and the UAE also expressed condemnation.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis died at age 88 on Easter Monday, April 21 — but not before issuing another apparent condemnation of Vice President J.D. Vance and the Trump administration.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The chorus of Weinstein’s condemnation belied the small group of women whose allegations could actually stand at the center of a trial.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025
The latest attack sparked outrage and drew international condemnation, including from U.S. President Donald Trump.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
Pope Francis died at age 88 on Easter Monday, April 21 — but not before issuing another apparent condemnation of Vice President J.D. Vance and the Trump administration.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The chorus of Weinstein’s condemnation belied the small group of women whose allegations could actually stand at the center of a trial.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025
The latest attack sparked outrage and drew international condemnation, including from U.S. President Donald Trump.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemnation
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Formal censures, reprimands, and removal from committee posts have become an increasingly common occurrence in the House recent years, as partisan tensions have soared.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
8 Mar. 2025
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The rekindled romance with bad-influence Tori led to lots of wild nights and mistakes on the job, which got him a reprimand from his lieutenant, Kidd.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
13 Apr. 2025
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The trial committee recommended a private letter of censure and a bar on serving as a strike captain for three years.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2025
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Maine state representative Laurel Libby's lawsuit over her recent censure by the state legislature went to federal court on Friday for its first hearing in Rhode Island.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Xavier Guzman pleaded guilty in 2023, but received his punishment after the case against his co-defendant, Emilio Corripio, 20, resolved with a guilty plea in March.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
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But over the last decade, a sea change in state discipline policy — one born in part out of an understanding that such suspensions disproportionately affect Black, Latino and Indigenous students — largely outlawed that kind of punishment.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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This one is both meaner-spirited and clumsier, as Brooker grafts his prank call coming from inside the house onto a denunciation of one of the planet’s profoundest manmade evils: the health-care industry.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture—which, until recently, was run by The New Yorker’s poetry editor, Kevin Young—comes in for particularly splenetic denunciation.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Since returning to office, Trump has directed his administration to act aggressively against foreign nationals who the Administration has alleged are undermining American interests, particularly in the context of criticism of Israel and campus protests against the war in Gaza.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 May 2025
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Trump hasn't shied away from bashing Biden in speeches, online posts and executive orders, and the White House hasn't backed down in the face of the former president's criticisms.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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“Condemnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemnation. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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