condemnations

plural of condemnation

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Recent Examples of condemnations Whether Tlaib is motivated by animus toward Moskowitz and Wasserman Schultz for their censure votes and condemnations of her rhetoric, or by support for their progressive opponents Larkin and Manley — or a combination — is unknown. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026 Missing from the 62-page report — at least in the view of some longtime department observers — was any reflection about officers’ use of less-lethal weapons that left hundreds of people injured and drew strong condemnations from human rights groups. Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The theorist’s condemnations are repetitive, formal, and, occasionally, unbelievably cruel. Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026 Decades of international sanctions, condemnations, and isolation have not forced Pyongyang to denuclearize. Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026 Infantino has been on the receiving end of an international deluge of condemnations over his plan to secure private funding for the world’s most prestigious soccer competition. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026 While the federal government has the power to initiate eminent domain actions – also called condemnations – most are done by state and local governments. Aaron Walayat, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 The government’s unprecedented move this week sparked condemnations across the political and legal spectrum, sounding the alarm that Israel was becoming a country whose executive no longer felt bound by the rule of law. Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026 The condemnations keep coming four days after security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal cuts to biomedical research. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemnations
Noun
  • Historically, many referrals have functioned as largely symbolic reprimands.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Jernigan recalled reprimands issued for this sort of lapse but knew of no arrests.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Still, the desire to avoid a cycle of censures could prompt even the most moderate Republicans to vote against the censure.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Aside from the financial cost to the city, Blain’s behavior prompted several council actions, including two censures.
    Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Even William Lloyd Garrison—whose abolitionist newspaper The Liberator published blistering denunciations of Washington’s slaveholding—at times saw the rhetorical utility of touting Washington’s actions against slavery.
    John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
  • Russia withdrew from the convention in 2025 following denunciations by other Ramsar members of the war in Ukraine and its destructive effects on wetlands in that country.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • But the players argue the NCAA is using the transfer portal, and especially potential punishments for schools and coaches who recruit players outside of portal windows, to undermine the injunction.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Months after demoting six detectives and sergeants in a controversial investigation, the Prosper Police Department is reversing half of the punishments.
    Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The documentary spotlighted some harsh criticisms of the show and of Banks.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Often these kinds of criticisms can be dismissed as a matter of taste, not to mention prejudice.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Condemnations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemnations. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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