character assassination

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Recent Examples of character assassination There is a thin line between chatter and character assassination — and gossip goes right for the jugular. Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025 The relentless character assassination of the West continues apace. Abigail Anthony, National Review, 21 Mar. 2025 The character assassination needs to stop. Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025 The former congresswoman was a target for character assassination and neo-McCarthyism by those who reflexively support endless interventionism and attempt to cancel dissenting views. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for character assassination
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Noun
  • During the defamation trial, relatives of victims described threats and harassment from Jones’s followers who believed the claims.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Ciattarelli denied the claim and vowed to file a defamation lawsuit, according to reports.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Jim talked me through the legal complexities of both Peltier’s case and the libel suits.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Harry has twice sued Associated Newspapers for libel, winning one case and withdrawing the other, while his wife Meghan has also won a privacy lawsuit against the publisher.
    Michael Holden, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What’s more, the administration has gutted the office that investigates allegations of abuse by agents.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In 2023, Alex was convicted of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, amid revelations of financial crimes, drug abuse and corruption.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The judge, however, is awaiting potential censure from the Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • At Tuesday’s meeting and prior to a vote by the council, Fuller will be given the right to rebut the grounds for the censure proposed.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Black inks for the same printers tend to have less obvious smearing than the color ink, and many smear just enough to see a smudge, without harming readability.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • If the smearing continues, look for a position elsewhere.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Addressing concerns of the studios, the legislation includes exclusions for projects such as documentaries and biographical works, or for purposes of comment, criticism, or parody, among others.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The changes come as the social media giant faces ongoing criticism over harms to children from its platforms.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Character assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/character%20assassination. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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