calumniation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calumniation
Noun
  • Spacey’s name was cited on a lengthy list of Epstein’s acquaintances and associates, which were released on Jan. 4, 2024 courtesy of unsealed court documents that were part of a 2015 defamation lawsuit against Epstein’s right-hand woman, Ghislaine Maxwell.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • The Indiana Democracy Collective and Indiana Progressive Collaborative, which are named defendants in Watts' defamation lawsuit, collectively raised $1.8 million in 2023, according to their latest publicly available 990 filings.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • On July 18, the president sued the Wall Street Journal's publisher, Dow Jones & Company, as well as its owner, Rupert Murdoch, alleging the story amounted to libel and slander.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • Key Facts Trump filed the lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida alleging libel, assault and slander against Murdoch, Dow Jones and the two reporters behind the Journal’s story, according to multiple outlets.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • That’s when his ugly-American calumny turned to blather.
    Armond White, National Review, 28 May 2025
  • That brings us to the other calumnies Vance and Trump have directed at the Haitians in Springfield.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Calumniation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calumniation. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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