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decries

verb

present tense third-person singular of decry
1
as in dismisses
to express scornfully one's low opinion of scientists were quick to decry the claims of the psychic

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2
as in denounces
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 decries The Tribune Editorial Board decries the socialist positions as an attack on liberty. — Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Announce to America’s adversaries that US elections are vulnerable, thereby inviting the very interference the administration decries. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 However, the report alleges there have been delays in implementing some of the intervention policies, and decries the wellness program's staffing shortage. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 25 June 2026 Bezos decries 'vilification' of the rich Jeff Bezos speaks with CNBC's Squawk Box from Merrit Island, Florida on May 20th, 2026. — Kevin Breuninger,annie Palmer, CNBC, 20 May 2026 Italy decries ‘insult’ to religious freedom Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said her government stood with Cardinal Pizzaballa and other religious leaders. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026 In a half-page essay, Davidson decries the current state of antisemitism. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 Anyone who decries the death of media literacy over a glitter wedding dress on X is telling on themselves. — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026 But each mourns for Good’s life and decries the American tragedy that is her killing. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decries
  1. dismisses
  2. denounces
  3. minimizes
  4. criticizes
  5. diminishes
  6. condemns
  7. blames
Verb
  • Trump dismisses warnings Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk have all called for greater government oversight of the industry after a series of hacks revealed AI agents conspiring to deceive humans.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The report dismisses theories that the downfall of SVB was accelerated by rumors spreading on social media at the time.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismisses
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  • As the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises proceed, North Korea denounces them as invasion rehearsals, launches missiles and vows stronger deterrence, even as analysts say scaling back drills could weaken long-term allied readiness.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of denounces
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  • The friction free surface reduces hair breakage and minimizes sleep wrinkles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This minimizes how much light reaches the living sample and yet can capture the rapid cilia movement at high resolution.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of minimizes
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  • What sort of billionaire criticizes another billionaire for giving tons of money to charity?
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The article criticizes the lack of comparative studies showing firms implementing these remedies outperform similar ones that don't.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticizes
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  • The governor’s effective yield to Harris diminishes the possibility of a showdown between two of California’s most powerful political figures in an election whose stakes are viewed by the Democratic Party as existential.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • If those are important to you, that diminishes the credit's value.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of diminishes
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  • The government silences critics, shuts down free press and condemns other political parties.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Each side condemns the other while defending its own exceptions to fiscal discipline.
    — Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemns
Verb
  • Daughter blames mother ahead of sentencing Earlier this month, Rouse blamed her mother in the case.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
  • For its current financial worries, Generation X blames inflation.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
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“Decries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decries. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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