censuring 1 of 2

present participle of censure
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censuring

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adjective

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Recent Examples of censuring
Adjective
The inscriptions also reference El, a deity associated with the Abrahamic God, while censuring the ancient pagan goddess Ba`alat. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censuring
Verb
  • Alongside Russia and China, Iran issued a joint letter denouncing European efforts to reimpose United Nations snapback sanctions.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Camus is also denouncing the justice system in this book, right?
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • New York City Mayor Eric Adams has peppered his reelection campaign with AI photos and videos criticizing his opponents, in some of the first indications of how the technology will be integrated into politics.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • It's believed that Sczczerek chose to share the statement from his business' social media account after the company was flooded with negative reviews criticizing his behavior.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • So much of the new sobriety flex is anathema to the captious alcoholics of 12-step groups.
    Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 19 Apr. 2022
  • That a right-wing party traditionally captious about American patriotism did not react heatedly to evidence of Russian interference in US elections is bizarre.
    Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books, 5 Nov. 2020
Verb
  • While condemning Hamas, Nadler reiterated his support for a two-state Palestinian solution, while rejecting claims that Israel is committing genocide.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The move is described as a political signal also aimed at condemning Israel's settlement expansion and military presence in the territories.
    Mrinmay Dey, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The elaborate deception also was concealed by blaming the chaos of the pandemic as well as the Hollywood labor strikes, which roiled real production cycles during this period.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Netanyahu has repeatedly attempted to deflect responsibility for the security lapses during the attacks of October 7, 2023, blaming security chiefs instead.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Judicial Qualifications Commission is faulting her for failing to verify the allegations raised in the Orlando book or to contact any of the judges involved before promoting the book as part of her campaign.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • To me, more pragmatism means moving away from the corrupt, capricious policies of the current administration, such as crony capitalism that imposes bogus tariffs on free trade, punishing leaders and countries the president dislikes while favoring those who flatter him.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Over the course of five months spanning from floods to extreme drought, an elite team of wildlife cinematographers capture unparalleled animal behavior using state-of-the-art thermal cameras and drone technology, filming 24/7 across punishing terrain.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • My hypercritical brain took this imperfection and ran with it.
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025
  • This has led to multiple fans getting hypercritical of the iconic wrestler, calling out his age and accusing him of simply being a product of former WCW president Eric Bischoff.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025

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“Censuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censuring. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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