as in reprimand
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
a condemnation of the war by the international community
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Recent Examples of condemnation
By that time the show had provoked a wave of excited condemnation from commentators online who seemed most consistently offended by the bodysuit printed with the (hairy) image of a (totally) naked male body worn by a female model.
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Luke Leitch, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
Absent due process, there’s no pause to decide whether this person should be condemned or if the reason given for condemnation is legitimate.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Jay Jones, the North Carolina attorney general candidate who attracted sweeping condemnation for sending violent text messages calling for a leading North Carolina Republican to be killed, falls into that category.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
And when families lead with compassion instead of condemnation, recovery happens faster and lasts longer.
—Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
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Luke Leitch, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
Absent due process, there’s no pause to decide whether this person should be condemned or if the reason given for condemnation is legitimate.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Jay Jones, the North Carolina attorney general candidate who attracted sweeping condemnation for sending violent text messages calling for a leading North Carolina Republican to be killed, falls into that category.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 2025
And when families lead with compassion instead of condemnation, recovery happens faster and lasts longer.
—Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemnation
Noun
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His only discipline was an oral reprimand in 2025 after Chief Paul Humphrey found him at fault in a crash.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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Lenard saw people smiling, laughing, making small talk, and watching their kids enjoy themselves without criticism or reprimands.—
Lisa Hughes,
CBS News,
19 Dec. 2025
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The City Council also asked for more training and improved policy and procedures on handling similar situations and Councilmember Hon Lien walked back the censure process that began earlier this week.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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In doing so, the palace must weigh distancing itself from Andrew with ensuring the blowback from any further censure does not do even more damage to an institution that requires public buy-in.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
21 Oct. 2025
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As for what the punishment was for Rhoades, the school would not comment any further regarding the incident.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The passage of Proposition 36, a tougher-on-crime law that placed stricter punishments on repeat drug and theft offenders, has given both agencies more opportunities to try to help those in custody suffering from drug addiction.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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Condemnations Some South American leaders offered some of the strongest and swiftest denunciations, alongside Iran and Russia.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
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In addition to Murton's denunciations of conditions at Cummins and Tucker, his book explores the woefully inadequate women's prison, located on the same grounds as Cummins.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Dec. 2025
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The Chinese retailer, known for its range of cheap ultra-fast-fashion clothing and criticisms of its labor and environmental practices, is nestled on the sixth floor of a more than century-old building in Paris, a city famous for high-end fashion and a recent green push.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Part of the reason why there are so few of these conversations about podcasting is a general lack of criticism for narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Condemnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemnation. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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