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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
Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
Protect Martindale-Brightwood, one of the neighborhood groups against the data center, on Monday condemned the act of violence at Gibson's home and denied any involvement.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Human rights advocates condemned the report as a cover-up.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
In 2015, a Miami jury condemned Andres to die, also in a 9-3 vote.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Bullfighting and bullrunning, both of which are emblematic of stereotypical Spanish culture, have become increasingly controversial in recent years, caught in the crosshairs of a culture war and condemned by animal rights activist groups.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
On Friday, Khalid Aleisir, the minister of culture, information, antiquities and Tourism condemned the attack and called for designating the RSF a terrorist organization and prosecuting its members.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
At Pebble Creek at Lake Mary, 85 apartment units were condemned due to life-threatening deficiencies, and at the Rialto Apartments near Sand Lake Road, nearly 400 residents were evacuated due to structural instability.
—Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Their unit was the only one spared, its interior still intact like a Thorne miniature room on charred stilts, but the landlord condemned the building and its residents were displaced.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
The president has been condemned for his remarks about Iran and Islam by groups that include the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who called them inflammatory.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026
Protect Martindale-Brightwood, one of the neighborhood groups against the data center, on Monday condemned the act of violence at Gibson's home and denied any involvement.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Human rights advocates condemned the report as a cover-up.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
In 2015, a Miami jury condemned Andres to die, also in a 9-3 vote.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Bullfighting and bullrunning, both of which are emblematic of stereotypical Spanish culture, have become increasingly controversial in recent years, caught in the crosshairs of a culture war and condemned by animal rights activist groups.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
On Friday, Khalid Aleisir, the minister of culture, information, antiquities and Tourism condemned the attack and called for designating the RSF a terrorist organization and prosecuting its members.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
At Pebble Creek at Lake Mary, 85 apartment units were condemned due to life-threatening deficiencies, and at the Rialto Apartments near Sand Lake Road, nearly 400 residents were evacuated due to structural instability.
—Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Their unit was the only one spared, its interior still intact like a Thorne miniature room on charred stilts, but the landlord condemned the building and its residents were displaced.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 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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Later, some passengers were forced to get off buses as protesters denounced the government’s fuel price increase.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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During his first Palm Sunday address, the pontiff denounced those who use God to justify war and urged prayers for peace, particularly for those suffering in the Middle East.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Benjamin Rush, a Founding Father and a physician, criticized the medical establishment for being closed-minded about treatments recommended by non-physicians.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Glendon Hall, who leads the Miami Beach Black Affairs Advisory Committee, criticized the police at the time.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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In Dallas County, two moderate GOP incumbent representatives faced challengers after being censured by their own county party.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Democrat was later censured for that.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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Before joining the Administration, Rogers practiced as a First Amendment lawyer whose clients included Charlie Kirk and Douglass Mackey, an alt-right meme poster who had been convicted of voter suppression, a charge that was later overturned.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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More than 62% of those arrested and removed last year had never been convicted of a crime, while more than a third had no criminal history.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Heuermann will be sentenced at a later date.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Will County Board member Jacqueline Traynere, of Bolingbrook, was sentenced Tuesday to three months of court supervision and ordered to pay $514 in court fees after she was found guilty last month of two misdemeanor counts of computer tampering.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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State Senate Democratic Leader Sydney Batch blamed senate Republicans for failing to pass higher raises for teachers.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ackman blamed its poor share price performance partly on the delay of UMG’s listing in the United States.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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The referee also faulted Adam Cohen for blocking the sale of his father’s archive, which includes 200 notebooks, as well as paintings, hats, instruments and other ephemera, and which was appraised at one point at $48 million.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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The safety board faulted Atmos for not doing more to identify threats posed by expansive soils, noting regulators had been warning about the issue since 2008 and that the NTSB identified expansive soils as a factor in a 2018 Atmos explosion in Dallas that killed one and injured four.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Condemned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemned. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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