censuring 1 of 2

present participle of censure
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censuring

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for censuring
Verb
  • Immigration advocates will host a press conference denouncing the partnership.
    Verónica Egui Brito and, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Student activists are denouncing Khalil's arrest as an attempt to use deportation to stifle free speech.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • While most have become accustomed and perhaps even oblivious to McGregor’s online rants, openly criticizing a business partner is a little dicey.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Shiney-Ajay said Harris should have spent additional time criticizing lawmakers—like Manchin and Congressional Republicans—who limited the administration's climate goals, using it as a chance to emphasize her intent to seek greater climate victories in the future.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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
  • The statement sparked outrage with GOP lawmakers, who slammed Allstate for not explicitly condemning terrorism.
    Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Back at the office, Helly receives news of her resignation request - her outie denied it, condemning her to a lifetime of work.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In an interview with The Athletic last month, Diggins described the feeling of finishing one of the most punishing endurance tests in all of sports.
    Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But punishing that behavior means bringing the hammer down on Vietnam, hardly a step that would win Washington strategic support in Hanoi, where a new leadership dominated by public security and military officials actually sees eye to eye with China in some areas.
    Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 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
Adjective
  • Macroeconomic Vulnerability Broadcom’s stock has exhibited lower resilience during unfavorable market conditions compared to the overall market.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The deal allegedly promised Netanyahu positive coverage in Mozes’ newspaper Yediot Ahronoth while the Israeli Prime Minister would consider legislation unfavorable to rival newspaper Israel Hayom.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022
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“Censuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censuring. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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