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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
  • As a forbidden attraction grows between the two men, tragedy unleashes supernatural forces upon their deeply religious community.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Their forbidden love leads the Jade Emperor to decree their separation on opposite sides of the Milky Way.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In her final interview of the season, Clark denounced the hateful messages Mitchell says she's received on social media and urged the soon-to-be free agent to stay with the Indiana Fever for one more season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Congressional candidate Mai Vang was denounced by a fellow Sacramento City Council member Wednesday over her upcoming campaign fundraising stream with socialist streamer Hasan Piker.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 7 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
  • 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
  • Indeed, the longtime congressman was censured in Congress for this matter, a subversion of democracy.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The musician is currently serving a four-year sentence after he was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in October 2025.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier popes had maintained that exception, though Pope John Paul II increasingly advocated ending capital punishment, stressing that those convicted of crimes retain their human dignity.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Caleb Flynn, a pastor who competed on American Idol season 12, has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, AP News reports.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On July 23, 2025, Hippler sentenced him to four consecutive terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus another 10 years, as part of a plea deal in which Kohberger avoided the death penalty.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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