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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
Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
There are moments when a phrase, or a current of thought, that had seemed condemned to archival history is suddenly all anyone talks about.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the bombings.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
In San Francisco, the actions of the Giants’ pitchers were widely condemned.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The stadium will have metal bleachers instead of the 45-year-old concrete that was coming apart, leading to the home side being condemned last year.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 19 June 2026
Hezbollah has condemned Israel’s presence inside Lebanon, and the Lebanese government has called for Israel to withdraw.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, among others, has condemned the players’ actions.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Numerous governors have commuted some number of death sentences or granted broad blanket clemency to condemned inmates in the years since to empty portions of their death rows.
—CBS News, 18 June 2026
Verb
They have also been widely condemned by antisemitism watchdogs, the university and government officials — some of whom suggested that his comments should prevent him from being hired anywhere.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
There are moments when a phrase, or a current of thought, that had seemed condemned to archival history is suddenly all anyone talks about.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the bombings.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
In San Francisco, the actions of the Giants’ pitchers were widely condemned.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The stadium will have metal bleachers instead of the 45-year-old concrete that was coming apart, leading to the home side being condemned last year.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 19 June 2026
Hezbollah has condemned Israel’s presence inside Lebanon, and the Lebanese government has called for Israel to withdraw.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, among others, has condemned the players’ actions.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Numerous governors have commuted some number of death sentences or granted broad blanket clemency to condemned inmates in the years since to empty portions of their death rows.
—CBS News, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemned
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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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Hezbollah, not included in the talks, has denounced them.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
23 June 2026
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These tensions flared to their worst level since the invasion this week, when Nawrocki denounced and stripped Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded to him in 2023, over the honoring of the UPA.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2026
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Greenspan was also criticized for enacting policies that contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis that led to the recession at the end of the 2000s.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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The Federal Reserve’s steadfast period of low interest rates in the 2000s was criticized as contributing to a housing bubble in the 2000s, followed by the mortgage crisis of 2007 and the Great Recession the following year.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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The two were censured and expelled from the International City/County Managers Association for ethics code violations.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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If convicted as charged, Wilburn faces up to 14 years in prison, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office told CNN.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Janice Nix, 67, of South London, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after she was convicted of killing her 5-year-old stepdaughter in June 1978 by forcing the girl into a scalding-hot bath as a punishment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
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Lawhead is scheduled to be formally sentenced on July 14 in Placer County Superior Court.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The sheriff said Lawhead was sentenced to spend 19 years in prison for brutally attacking a 71-year-old grandmother and raping her 11-year-old granddaughter in 1980 in Sacramento County.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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And thank God for that, because forbidden love is my favorite type of drama to watch on Love Island.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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As Venus and Uranus harmonize, permit yourself to indulge a forbidden desire.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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An Israeli source told CNN that Netanyahu has also privately blamed Kushner and Witkoff for creating a wedge between the two leaders.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Amid mounting public criticism, the White House took down the video and blamed an unnamed aide.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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“Condemned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemned. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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