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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
Back when King was indicted in the summer of 2025, about 200 of them gathered in a Cleburne conference hall to make plans about how to support the sheriff, and decried the allegations against him as false attacks on King’s character.
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Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
At a recent meeting of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Chair Zack Wasserman decried the review and said it was likely motivated by politics, according to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
However, as reports of Iranian retaliation and the latest fracturing of the fragile and decried peace deal resulted, Vance also became the voice of the administration on the flare-up Friday.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
In Meridian, officials decried legislative overreach, citing micromanagement on things like land-use issues.
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Idaho Statesman,
25 June 2026
The Israeli government has repeatedly denied committing genocide, and officials swiftly decried Tuesday’s UN findings.
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Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
On a visit to the capital last week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres decried global indifference to the crisis.
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Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Nearby residents decried the Ostara plan as too large for the site and brought up worries about traffic congestion, safety for walk-to-school routes and increased crowding at Naper Elementary, among many other points of contention.
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Marie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Fargo decried that speakers during were only given one minute for comment on the item on Tuesday.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2026
At a recent meeting of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Chair Zack Wasserman decried the review and said it was likely motivated by politics, according to a report from the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
However, as reports of Iranian retaliation and the latest fracturing of the fragile and decried peace deal resulted, Vance also became the voice of the administration on the flare-up Friday.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
In Meridian, officials decried legislative overreach, citing micromanagement on things like land-use issues.
—
Idaho Statesman,
25 June 2026
The Israeli government has repeatedly denied committing genocide, and officials swiftly decried Tuesday’s UN findings.
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Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
On a visit to the capital last week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres decried global indifference to the crisis.
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Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Nearby residents decried the Ostara plan as too large for the site and brought up worries about traffic congestion, safety for walk-to-school routes and increased crowding at Naper Elementary, among many other points of contention.
—
Marie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Fargo decried that speakers during were only given one minute for comment on the item on Tuesday.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decried
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If he was dismissed without cause, his contract provides for a minimum 12-month payout.
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After earlier false rumors involving tsunami threats and the collapse of major transportation links, Rodríguez dismissed new viral claims about infrastructure failures, urging the public to rely exclusively on official sources.
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Hezbollah, not included in the talks, has denounced them.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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There are moments when a phrase, or a current of thought, that had seemed condemned to archival history is suddenly all anyone talks about.
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These behaviors are often minimized as personality quirks or generational differences.
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Highlight details are more vivid and color bleeding is minimized.
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The county argues the grand jury fundamentally misunderstood what happened before the explosion, saying its investigation relied on speculation instead of evidence and wrongly blamed county officials for a criminal enterprise prosecutors say was built on years of deception.
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That’s how many layoffs have been blamed on AI so far this year, according to career services firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas.
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Trump’s critics, especially in Israel, worry that the agreement effectively allows Iran to repair a proxy force diminished by months of Israeli pummeling.
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Alannah’s presence on Season 8 of Love Island USA was heavily diminished following her first appearance.
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“Decried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decried. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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