1
as in dismissed
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
scientists were quick to decry the claims of the psychic
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as in denounced
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
a statement by the church decrying modern society's liberal attitude regarding marriage and divorce
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Recent Examples of decried
Activists have decried the decision as hypocrisy.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Police Chief Johnny Jennings decried repeat criminal offenders and said Mecklenburg County again needs a detention facility for teenagers during a lunch in south Charlotte on Tuesday.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
Both Bhattacharya and the MAHA leader Calley Means have decried the groupthink infestation in our scientific institutions.
—David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
For decades, Chinese nationalists decried the inability of their leadership to stand up to other world powers.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Trans performers and allies have decried the casting of cis men in trans roles, in particular.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 31 Oct. 2025
Preservationists and critics, including former first lady Hillary Clinton, have decried the demolition.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Some have decried the ambiguous ending as anticlimactic.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Environmental advocates have long decried the overuse of public lands for grazing in the Southwest as detrimental to the conservation of the region’s rare river habitats.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Police Chief Johnny Jennings decried repeat criminal offenders and said Mecklenburg County again needs a detention facility for teenagers during a lunch in south Charlotte on Tuesday.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2025
Both Bhattacharya and the MAHA leader Calley Means have decried the groupthink infestation in our scientific institutions.
—David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
For decades, Chinese nationalists decried the inability of their leadership to stand up to other world powers.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Trans performers and allies have decried the casting of cis men in trans roles, in particular.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 31 Oct. 2025
Preservationists and critics, including former first lady Hillary Clinton, have decried the demolition.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Some have decried the ambiguous ending as anticlimactic.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Environmental advocates have long decried the overuse of public lands for grazing in the Southwest as detrimental to the conservation of the region’s rare river habitats.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decried
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India lost its review in desperation to get Wolvaardt dismissed, and then gambled with Verma’s gentle off-breakers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The lawsuit was dismissed in March after a judge found the group had no standing to pursue the claims made.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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As many as a third of LGBTQ+ people who were arrested were denounced, that is reported to the Nazis, by their friends and family.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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The policy has drawn sharp criticism from human rights organizations and international law experts, who have denounced the attacks as extrajudicial killings.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Commanders head coach Dan Quinn was criticized on social media for keeping Daniels in the game with the score already insurmountable.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Michigan chapter of the Council on American–Islamic Relations criticized the FBI’s lack of transparency in the days after the arrests.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Spanberger condemned the messages and political violence generally, but didn't withdraw or double down on her endorsement of Jones.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Critics from across the political spectrum, including prominent Jewish leaders, condemned the discussion as legitimizing antisemitic and racist rhetoric.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many employers minimized the risk by refusing to hire Black workers altogether.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The crowd roared when the Blue Jays got a big hit or a big out, and even booed when the baseball game was minimized into a smaller window when the puck was dropped.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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At first, Westergaard blamed the breach on an employee who had accidentally left them open and walked off the job.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Bobbitt should have come forward to the board about the error then, Crile said, since it could have been blamed for the error.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the end, the power of the Cheney name was greatly diminished in GOP politics.—
Don Gonyea,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Measles can have serious long-term effects, including hearing loss, diminished immunity from previous infections with other viruses and pneumonia.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Decried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decried. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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