character assassination

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Recent Examples of character assassination 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 The relentless character assassination of the West continues apace. Abigail Anthony, National Review, 21 Mar. 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
  • After the 2020 election, Fox took her off the air because her promotion of the false contention Dominion voting machines rigged the election against Trump became part of its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox. Pirro and Martin are not the only dubious department appointees.
    Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
  • Baldoni, 41, denied the claims, filing a $400 million countersuit of his own, accusing Lively and others of defamation and extortion.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The libel lawsuit was settled within weeks, CNN reported, with the website issuing a retraction and acknowledging that Kardashian had in fact been robbed at gunpoint.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • In December, Baldoni sued The New York Times for libel following the newspaper’s publication of an article detailing Lively’s accusations.
    Chloe Melas, NBC news, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • When these systems break under the stress of abuse, neglect, or general incompetence, bad things happen.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
  • Since joining the Miami Herald in 1999, he’s covered the federal courts nonstop, from Elian Gonzalez’s custody battle to Alex Rodriguez’s steroid abuse.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Libby filed her lawsuit against Fecteau to have the censure overturned on March 11.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
  • The trial committee recommended that Bush receive a confidential letter of censure and a ban from serving as a strike captain for three years.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Also rejected was a proposal soliciting a report on warehouse working conditions, a perennial source of criticism of the company.
    Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • The previous reports that the Department of Justice was investigating UnitedHealth for Medicare fraud brought criticism of the company, with its stock falling by 17% last Thursday.
    Morgan Kromer, The Washington Examiner, 21 May 2025

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“Character assassination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/character%20assassination. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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