as in reprimands
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
a rare censure of a senator by the full United States Senate for misconduct
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as in condemns
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 denounces
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 criticizes
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 censures
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
Some rank-and-file lawmakers also agree that censures are losing their punch.
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Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Nov. 2025
Here’s what to know about censures, and what happened this past week.
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Connor Greene,
Time,
21 Nov. 2025
Jones had sued over his expulsion from the House in 2023 and numerous censures after his reinstatement.
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Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2025
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Aside from the financial cost to the city, Blain’s behavior prompted several council actions, including two censures.
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Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
Some rank-and-file lawmakers also agree that censures are losing their punch.
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Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Nov. 2025
Here’s what to know about censures, and what happened this past week.
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Connor Greene,
Time,
21 Nov. 2025
Jones had sued over his expulsion from the House in 2023 and numerous censures after his reinstatement.
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Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censures
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The reprimands have gone beyond rhetoric.
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The judiciary's system for policing misconduct includes punishment such as informal warnings and public reprimands.
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Victim's mother condemns domestic violence In a statement, Beaver's mother, Susan Beaver, said domestic violence affects too many families.
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Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.
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Ellison denounces the allegations as a baseless political stunt, warning that using prosecutorial power to pursue rivals instead of protecting public programs erodes trust in democratic institutions.
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The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
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How can people with such a strong attachment to faith and family vote for someone who criticizes religious leaders and defies so many ethical standards?
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Read's suit criticizes police for not searching the home where O'Keefe was found for blood, fingerprints or DNA evidence.
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The condemnations keep coming four days after security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal cuts to biomedical research.
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The change followed condemnations by Mormon lawmakers that the Pentagon's non-inclusion of the church's as a Christian faith was a mistake that should be corrected.
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But Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the ban needlessly punishes the over 150 million Telegram users in the country, instead of the insiders who leaked the exam materials.
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Their primary concern is that the allocation formula punishes rec centers with large bank balances that city parks officials haven’t managed to spend on facilities upgrades or activities.
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Trump blames vandalism for the troubles with the reflecting pool renovation, announces people are being arrested.
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Jessie blames technology for toy misfortunes, getting angry at all forms of technology, even those already discarded.
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Aligned groups, such as Democratic Majority for Israel, have criticized more recent comments, including a May op-ed in which Van Hollen faults Israel for the failure of a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict.
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The legal filing also faults the company’s handling of smoke damage claims, including denials of payments for hygienic testing.
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“Censures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censures. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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