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verb

past tense of condemn
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as in sentenced
to impose a judicial punishment on a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars

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Recent Examples of condemned
Verb
However, even natural-appearing cosmetic work is condemned online. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Intermarché condemned the food waste and financial losses resulting from the attack, without providing figures. — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Several New York City officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, condemned ICE's actions and called on the federal government to remove them from the city. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 America’s quest for a humane execution says more about us than the condemned. — Megan McArdle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 The post was widely and roundly condemned across the political spectrum, including by many Republicans. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 El Sayed has not publicly condemned Piker but has sought to distance himself from the influencer since winning the nomination. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 Barry Jefferson, president of the NAACP Arkansas State Conference, has condemned the Sanders ad for reducing low-income people to a stereotype where poverty is seen as a flaw. — Laura Turbay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Chestnut condemned the party and its nominee, David Jolly, for failing to include an ethnic minority on the Democratic ticket. — Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemned
Adjective
  • Their alternating stories portray a Europe that exploits gifted children, while rigid class and gender expectations leave both protagonists struggling to pursue forbidden ambitions.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • As a forbidden attraction grows between the two men, tragedy unleashes supernatural forces upon their deeply religious community.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray said in a statement the paper was relieved that Levine received medical care and is safe, but denounced the violence against her.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Press freedom groups and opposition parties, however, denounced the move against Halk TV, calling it yet another step by the government to silence opposition voices.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The article also cites Pan Jinyu, a Chinese-speaking tour guide in London, who criticized the lack of coverage by UK media.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Others criticized how quickly the store went into defensive mode.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Denver school board censured director Monica Hunter on Thursday night, the third time in five years that the governing body of Colorado’s largest K-12 district has publicly reprimanded a colleague.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than being censured for the debacle, however, Li was elevated by Xi to the top ranks of the Politburo Standing Committee in 2022 and made state premier in 2023.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Defense lawyer Lawrence Obonyo, who represents Mackenzie and almost all of the others convicted, said he had been instructed to appeal.
    — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In 2023, the Supreme Court barred party leader Aryeh Deri, who was convicted of tax offenses, from holding a Cabinet position.
    — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • And while some of the allegations were never proved, he was convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice and sentenced to four years in jail.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, was sentenced in March 2025 to 11 years in state prison after pleading no contest to felony arson for setting blaze.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • It’s been nearly a decade since California voters legalized recreational cannabis, but production and sales remain outlawed in most of the state — and the black market dominates.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
    — Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The city's medical examiner, Charles Norris, blamed the federal government's practice of adding toxic substances to industrial alcohol, including those involving methyl alcohol, also known as methanol, which can cause blindness and death.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Other adolescents have also suffered life-changing injuries blamed on police weaponry during protests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Condemned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemned. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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