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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
The City Council also has censured him twice.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Miller has said she's no longer censured.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
But Andrew’s situation, Williams said, was different as he was censured because of his serious errors of judgment.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Doctors, lawyers and first responders have been fired, suspended, censured or investigated.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
That includes issuing a public censure, or a recommendation to the council that Kimbrough be censured by that body as well.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Many on the right have reacted strongly to those perceived to be celebrating or mocking Kirk's death, calling for consequences such as losing their jobs or in Omar's case, being censured.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
She was censured by the board earlier this summer after she was accused of trying to strip funding for a CU campaign that sought to provide information about the risks of high-potency marijuana.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Miller has said she's no longer censured.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
But Andrew’s situation, Williams said, was different as he was censured because of his serious errors of judgment.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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
Doctors, lawyers and first responders have been fired, suspended, censured or investigated.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
That includes issuing a public censure, or a recommendation to the council that Kimbrough be censured by that body as well.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Many on the right have reacted strongly to those perceived to be celebrating or mocking Kirk's death, calling for consequences such as losing their jobs or in Omar's case, being censured.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
She was censured by the board earlier this summer after she was accused of trying to strip funding for a CU campaign that sought to provide information about the risks of high-potency marijuana.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censured
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What To Know On November 4, Itsaragrisil publicly reprimanded Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch, during a sashing ceremony at a hotel in Bangkok.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Parents’ ongoing protest of teacher removal Rupert has received an outpouring of support since she was reprimanded and transferred to Isador Cohen Elementary for pulling up old carpet in her classroom.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Critics denounced the arrests as baseless.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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During the McCarthy period, Robeson’s passport was lifted, he was denounced as a traitor, and his career was destroyed.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, in the years since, the study has been criticized and cited as a major reason for existing stigma against hormone therapy.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
10 Nov. 2025
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Morton has been criticized by the fan base for the lack of efficiency from this offense.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Miss Universe Organization has since condemned the behavior and limited Itsaragrisil's role in the competition.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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The ramp, situated near the Green Line’s Central Station, was condemned by the city in April 2025.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
7 Nov. 2025
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Suharto blamed the coup on communists, ousted then-President Sukarno – the country’s first post-independence leader – and sanctioned a hunt for those responsible.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Delhi was the target of blasts during the 1980s and 1990s, with public places such as bus stations and crowded market areas hit in attacks blamed on Islamist militants or on separatists from the northern Sikh state of Punjab.—
Shivam Patel,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Others faulted strategic missteps.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Spanberger denounced the messages though Earle-Sears faulted her for not calling on Jones to drop out of the race.—
Margaret Barthel,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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This was a creditable Arsenal performance, punctuated — and punished — by two uncharacteristic defensive lapses.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Man City won 3-1 against one of the season’s black horses in the EPL, Bournemouth, and punished Dortmund 4-1 in Champions League play.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Censured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censured. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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