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condemning

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verb

present participle of condemn
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Recent Examples of condemning
Verb
The statement sparked outrage with GOP lawmakers, who slammed Allstate for not explicitly condemning terrorism. Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025 Back at the office, Helly receives news of her resignation request - her outie denied it, condemning her to a lifetime of work. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025 The day after the fire, the Inter Ocean published a story condemning lapses in safety inspections. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024 Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful. David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 In English, by the late 16th century, decry took on the meaning of publicly condemning or criticizing something. Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 According to Rickards, Keynes wasn’t condemning gold itself but critiquing the rigid gold exchange standard of the 1920s. Bob Haber, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 The government also issued a statement condemning the killing this year of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024 Officials also found a handwritten manifesto condemning the health care industry, as NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny previously told Fox News. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemning
Adjective
  • Coupled with his hateful rhetoric, threats, lies, erratic policies, trampling of the Constitution and abnormal fascination with childish superlatives, tyrannical figures and Soviet-era style military parades, there’s much to be concerned about.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
  • Despite the hateful rhetoric from left-wing Democrats fighting Trump’s efforts, Trump and his dream team won’t back down.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • Immigration advocates will host a press conference denouncing the partnership.
    Verónica Egui Brito and, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Student activists are denouncing Khalil's arrest as an attempt to use deportation to stifle free speech.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Finally, Assad’s fall has fueled domestic discontent among loyalists to the regime in Tehran, with some calling the loss a strategic blunder and openly criticizing the government on state television.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Shiney-Ajay said Harris should have spent additional time criticizing lawmakers—like Manchin and Congressional Republicans—who limited the administration's climate goals, using it as a chance to emphasize her intent to seek greater climate victories in the future.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This is a club that had failed to lift domestic silverware for 70 years and, for more than three-quarters of Neave’s life, had displayed an almost contemptuous attitude towards knockout competitions.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • In contrast to contemptuous speech, treating people with dignity recognizes the inherent worth of every person and leaves space for holding people accountable by focusing on facts, actions, decisions and outcomes.
    Timothy Shriver, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • But punishing that behavior means bringing the hammer down on Vietnam, hardly a step that would win Washington strategic support in Hanoi, where a new leadership dominated by public security and military officials actually sees eye to eye with China in some areas.
    Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In an interview with The Athletic last month, Diggins described the feeling of finishing one of the most punishing endurance tests in all of sports.
    Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Major studios have grown gun-shy about funding anything remotely risky; even a risk well taken can prompt a knee-jerk, scornful reaction from not only the executives but also the press: The film could, even should, have done better.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Meghan Markle's Netflix Backlash Meghan's Netflix show earned scornful reviews not only in the British press, long the villains of Meghan and Prince Harry's narrative, but also among U.S. outlets that previously provided glowing coverage.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Condemning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemning. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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