defamed

past tense of defame

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of defamed Clemishire’s lawsuit, which was filed in 2025, claimed that Morris and other church leaders defamed her in an internal statement to staff and mischaracterized the abuse. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 Baldoni also filed a countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, in January 2025, alleging that the couple and their PR firm had defamed him and Wayfarer Studios. Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026 Former Mesa High School Athletic Director David Klecka is seeking $750,000 from the city, alleging a Mesa police officer defamed him and acted negligently during an investigation. Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2026 In 2025, that anonymous woman filed a countersuit, alleging in turn that the Tates defamed her. Kat Tenbarge, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 Trump separately was found civilly liable by another Manhattan federal court jury for having defamed Carroll. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 29 June 2026 In the process of court I have been fragmented, silenced, defamed and traumatized. Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 25 June 2026 Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is suing Mayor Karen Bass personally, alleging that, while campaigning for reelection, Bass defamed her, damaging Crowley’s reputation by blaming her for the city’s response during the catastrophic Palisades fire. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 In her lawsuit, Theodat alleged that the Herald’s reporting of public lawsuits against her and the commission’s investigation of her, and her ultimate termination — that were matters of public interest – defamed her. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defamed
Verb
  • The bombshell discovery in the little red dot spectra was that the colors of hydrogen were smeared out across multiple shades.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Aware of them now, the dog shakes loose the can—his forelock matted, his jowl smeared with beans—and shrinks into the trees with a whimper that makes something tighten in Molly’s own chest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Unable to picture evil as anything other than devilish, critics accused Arendt of excusing the perpetrators and blaming the victims.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Human rights groups and United Nations officials have accused the Syrian government of widespread abuses in its detention facilities, including torture and arbitrary detention of thousands of people, in many cases without informing their families.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On a cold night in November 2011, in a field outside Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, a gang of thugs stormed a Soviet scientific research institute, beat and humiliated the staff and burned the place to the ground.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • My husband was humiliated, he was degraded, and not able to defend himself.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Feldstein still awaits trial in the leak case and may be indicted for his part in Qatargate.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • He was released in Texas and soon after was indicted on the federal charges.
    TIM SULLIVAN, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In court filings, David Brouillette said that his second ex-wife had slandered him.
    Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • Now, the ultimate question of whether Walters slandered Miller will return to the district court.
    Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Defamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defamed. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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