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as in reprimanded
to express public or formal disapproval of
a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office
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as in denounced
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
our society generally censures the taking of another person's life
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as in criticized
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work
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Recent Examples of censured
He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
He was censured in an overwhelming vote by the state Democratic Party’s central committee, prompting Polis to appear on a subsequent party video call with black tape over his mouth.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
The board censured Ervin, a member since 2006, at that meeting.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 20 May 2026
The board censured Ervin, who has been a member since 2006, on April 8 after coming under criticism from across the country.
—Caitlyn Meisner, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Trustees finalized the termination of former Superintendent Milton Fields on Tuesday, then censured Macias two days later — both by a 4-3 vote.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026
Some members who resigned before the chamber could hold an expulsion vote have been retroactively censured.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
The president has been censured by Congress in every year of his first term and more than any other president.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
In Dallas County, two moderate GOP incumbent representatives faced challengers after being censured by their own county party.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
He was censured in an overwhelming vote by the state Democratic Party’s central committee, prompting Polis to appear on a subsequent party video call with black tape over his mouth.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
The board censured Ervin, a member since 2006, at that meeting.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 20 May 2026
The board censured Ervin, who has been a member since 2006, on April 8 after coming under criticism from across the country.
—Caitlyn Meisner, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Trustees finalized the termination of former Superintendent Milton Fields on Tuesday, then censured Macias two days later — both by a 4-3 vote.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026
Some members who resigned before the chamber could hold an expulsion vote have been retroactively censured.
—Sarah Davis, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2026
The president has been censured by Congress in every year of his first term and more than any other president.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
In Dallas County, two moderate GOP incumbent representatives faced challengers after being censured by their own county party.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censured
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The employee has been reprimanded.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Yeboah was being reprimanded for an incident in Wednesday’s training session, but the exact circumstances are not yet known.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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Earlier this week, Next Generation Action Network, a civil rights organization that has been advocating in favor of Anthony, denounced the racial makeup of the jurors.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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The Iranian government denounced Persepolis and successfully lobbied for the film’s removal from the Bangkok International Film Festival.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Advocates have long criticized the conditions at the Aurora facility, and those complaints — alongside concerns that more facilities could open in the state — helped drive HB 1276’s contents.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Bass has called for hiring more officers and defending her Inside Safe homelessness program, while Raman has criticized the cost of police raises, called for broader public-safety responses and argued that the city needs a more accountable and cost-effective homelessness system.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares condemned the breakdown of the already fragile cease-fire.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 June 2026
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Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia's Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, condemned the decision not to admit Artan.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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In March 2026, a detainee escaped from the facility, which ICE officials blamed on the contractors' inability to track people housed there.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Its satellites have been blamed for interfering with astronomical observations and posing an ever-increasing risk of space collisions.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Like conventional antitrust enforcers, Lynn faulted these corporate behemoths for overcharging consumers, undercutting their competition, and preventing innovation.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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The audit also faulted oversight by TRUSD and the Sacramento County Office of Education.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Her attorneys argue she is being punished for her honesty.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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My thesis this week for a bearish-to-bullish reversal rested on the idea that ZS had been unfairly punished and that the 50-day moving average was turning positive.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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“Censured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censured. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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