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as in denounced
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
it is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once legal in many places, is now universally condemned
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as in criticized
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
a report that condemns the working conditions in the factories of many developing countries
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as in censured
to express public or formal disapproval of
the philosopher's works were once condemned by the church and placed on its list of forbidden books
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as in convicted
to find or pronounce guilty
the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began
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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
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Civil liberties campaigners across Britain and beyond swiftly condemned the designation, warning that applying terrorism laws to such a group risks chilling free speech and assembly, while also setting a dangerous precedent for protest rights.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Academics can also study hundreds of cases to draw somewhat generalizable insights whereas practitioners are somewhat condemned to only experience small samples in their professional lives (working at say five or ten employers, at the most).
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The incident has been widely condemned as yet another act of bizarre behavior from the Uruguayan legend.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The International Commission for Human Rights condemned the Venezuelan state for its participation in terrorism.
—Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
O’Connell has publicly condemned immigration sweeps that have led to the detention of hundreds of individuals who lived in Nashville.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
His comments were immediately condemned by Republicans and played on repeat in Russian media.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Every rail worker union and the nonprofit Rail Passengers Association also quickly condemned the firing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Minnesota’s Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson condemned the deception and affirmed how troubling the ambush was.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Civil liberties campaigners across Britain and beyond swiftly condemned the designation, warning that applying terrorism laws to such a group risks chilling free speech and assembly, while also setting a dangerous precedent for protest rights.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Academics can also study hundreds of cases to draw somewhat generalizable insights whereas practitioners are somewhat condemned to only experience small samples in their professional lives (working at say five or ten employers, at the most).
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The incident has been widely condemned as yet another act of bizarre behavior from the Uruguayan legend.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The International Commission for Human Rights condemned the Venezuelan state for its participation in terrorism.
—Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
O’Connell has publicly condemned immigration sweeps that have led to the detention of hundreds of individuals who lived in Nashville.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
His comments were immediately condemned by Republicans and played on repeat in Russian media.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Every rail worker union and the nonprofit Rail Passengers Association also quickly condemned the firing.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemned
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Addressing supporters Saturday in the heart of his district, Kansas City’s longtime Democratic congressman and former mayor denounced Missouri lawmakers’ plan to dilute the city’s voting power by carving it up into three Republican congressional districts.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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In the past, Newsom denounced judges who ruled against them as toadies of the firearms industry.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many members of the media criticized the team's performance as did supporters, who were not impressed with the Americans, particularly in the first half, when the Koreans controlled the game and scored both goals.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In a phone interview, both sharply criticized the map and its impact on Kansas City’s representation in Congress.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Peery has been censured by a Commission of Presbytery.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the first year of the genocide, I was censured and censored on campus.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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More than a dozen others involved in the standoff were convicted or pleaded guilty to federal charges.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Bixby was convicted of the 2003 killing of two police officers who came to his home in Abbeville County to discuss a land dispute between his family and a construction crew that had come to widen the road.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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He was sentenced to 99 years in prison.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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She was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison but was released after three years.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Advertisement Macron alone cannot be blamed for the rising far-right, which is on the march across the West.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Within months of his release, Brown was charged with assaulting his sister, and according to WSOC-TV, even Brown's mother has blamed the courts for allowing her son to be out in the community.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Another superb backhand winner saved a break point in Sabalenka’s next service game after she had double-faulted and chucked her racket to the ground in frustration.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the next game, with the thousands in the stands roaring for every point gained by the American, Sabalenka netted off-balance groundstrokes on two points in a row and double-faulted to get broken right back.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Condemned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemned. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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