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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
Doctors, lawyers and first responders have been fired, suspended, censured or investigated.
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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
None of those resolutions passed, and Omar has not been officially censured.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2025
Peery has been censured by a Commission of Presbytery.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
In the first year of the genocide, I was censured and censored on campus.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
In addition, Blain is under investigation by the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office and the council has censured him twice.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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
None of those resolutions passed, and Omar has not been officially censured.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2025
Peery has been censured by a Commission of Presbytery.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
In the first year of the genocide, I was censured and censored on campus.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
In addition, Blain is under investigation by the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office and the council has censured him twice.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censured
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There is a form of right-of-center liberalism that is content with status hierarchies, that is very unhappy with anything that makes people feel reprimanded.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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The college was being reprimanded amid allegations of antisemitism on campus and activism led in part by Mahmoud Khalil, a foreign student organizing against Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Sep. 2025
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But to hold on to their negotiating leverage, Senate Democrats will likely have to vote against a bill to temporarily extend government funding on Tuesday, just hours before a shutdown — an uncomfortable position for a party that has long denounced shutdowns as pointless and destructive.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Irish rappers have also denounced Hezbollah and Hamas, two militant groups that are considered terrorist organizations by the United Kingdom.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
26 Sep. 2025
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In September 2024, Musk again criticized Albanese’s government, responding to a post reporting that Australia was considering fining social media platforms for failing to prevent misinformation.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The outlet said many criticized his behavior, labeling it racist, sexist, or out of touch.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Over the centuries she’s been branded a traitor, condemned as a nymphomaniac, diagnosed as a sociopath and — more recently — defended as a victim of circumstances.—
Phillipa Gregory,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Earlier the Democratic governor condemned a sweeping overnight raid carried out by federal authorities at a Chicago apartment building earlier this week.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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With roles reversed, Democrats could be in line to get blamed for a new shutdown.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Twins officials blamed bad weather and various other factors for poor April crowds.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Transmission lines like the ones that are thought to be linked to the start of the Eaton fire faulted more than 50 times in the LA region and distribution lines faulted more than 200 times, according to estimates from Whisker Labs.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Barb Jacobson, a voter from Hebron, faulted the last administration for failing to release records of the deceased financier.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Freeport-McMoRan — The copper and gold miner gained more than 1% after UBS upgraded Freeport to buy from neutral, saying it has been overly punished after declaring force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia following a deadly collapse.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Between his year in prison, the damage to his reputation, professional harm, and a flood of civil lawsuits, Shapiro argued that Combs has been punished enough for his crimes.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Censured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censured. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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