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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
Peery has been censured by a Commission of Presbytery.
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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
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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San Juan Unified School District Trustee Nick Bloise was formally reprimanded by the board in relation to his behavior during a school site visit.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Geier, who has a bachelor’s degree in biology, has also been reprimanded by the Maryland Board of Physicians for practicing medicine without a medical license.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Addressing supporters Saturday in the heart of his district, Kansas City’s longtime Democratic congressman and former mayor denounced Missouri lawmakers’ plan to dilute the city’s voting power by carving it up into three Republican congressional districts.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the past, Newsom denounced judges who ruled against them as toadies of the firearms industry.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many members of the media criticized the team's performance as did supporters, who were not impressed with the Americans, particularly in the first half, when the Koreans controlled the game and scored both goals.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In a phone interview, both sharply criticized the map and its impact on Kansas City’s representation in Congress.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers condemned the TEA’s investigation in a statement Saturday.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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And that should be completely and totally condemned.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Macron alone cannot be blamed for the rising far-right, which is on the march across the West.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Within months of his release, Brown was charged with assaulting his sister, and according to WSOC-TV, even Brown's mother has blamed the courts for allowing her son to be out in the community.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Many members of the Venezuelan opposition, Straka said, have long relished calling out government supporters for treating Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s predecessor, as a messiah, but they can be faulted for believing, with similar fervor, that American salvation is coming.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Another superb backhand winner saved a break point in Sabalenka’s next service game after she had double-faulted and chucked her racket to the ground in frustration.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Raphinha is not the first player Flick has punished over timekeeping during his time at Barcelona.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Trump has already punished nations like India with tariffs for buying Russian oil.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Censured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censured. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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