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as in libeled
to make untrue and harmful statements about
of course I want to win the election, but I refuse to defame my opponent in order to do so
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as in accused
archaic
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
so the harmless old woman was defamed of witchcraft
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Recent Examples of defamed
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell defamed the election technology company Smartmatic with false statements that its voting machines helped rig the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.
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Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
That leaves only the claim that he was defamed.
—Stephen L. Carter, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Trump is claiming he was defamed by the newspaper, four of its reporters and book publisher Penguin Random House.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2022, the courts ruled that Jones defamed the families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, in which six adults and 20 children were killed.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
In January, a jury found that CNN defamed the veteran, Zachary Young.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
That leaves only the claim that he was defamed.
—Stephen L. Carter, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Trump is claiming he was defamed by the newspaper, four of its reporters and book publisher Penguin Random House.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
In 2022, the courts ruled that Jones defamed the families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, in which six adults and 20 children were killed.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
In January, a jury found that CNN defamed the veteran, Zachary Young.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defamed
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Global organization Human Rights Watch accused the festival of diverting attention away from allegations of the government’s severe repression of free speech and criticized comedians for performing on the behest of an oppressive regime.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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He is accused of firing 11 rounds from a rifle.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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Blood was smeared throughout the business.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Shohreh Dupuis left her job as city manager of Laguna Beach two years ago, in the wake of a squabble with a city council member, a threat of a harassment lawsuit, and an inquiry into into how her house came to be smeared with feces.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
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Jordan Law, now 48, was indicted last year on five felonies in the disappearance of Rae Allison Berwanger, 54, including second-degree murder, and was expected to face a jury trial last month.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Oct. 2025
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On February 20th, seventy-three days after Brooks’s death, Fitzpatrick announced that a grand jury had indicted nine correction officers and a sergeant in connection with the assault.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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She is being held at the same facility as disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who was sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison for defrauding investors with her medical startup.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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An excessive force lawsuit against a former San Jose cop disgraced by a racist texting scandal is set to resume, after a federal court ruling last week affirmed the ex-officer is not shielded from litigation in his controversial 2022 shooting of an aspiring college football player.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sitting in class next to a star athlete destined for Division I football, the future comedy mogul listened as his teacher publicly humiliated him in front of his peers.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 Oct. 2025
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Is he humiliated by being asked to leave surreptitiously for Olivia’s amusement, or is this a game for him too?—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Dearborn has often been slandered for simply coexisting peacefully, because the truth is, some people are uncomfortable, and frankly upset about seeing church steeples and mosque domes share the same skyline on roads.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Moreno calls accusations ‘slander’ In a statement provided to The Bee, Moreno denied the accusations and said she was being slandered.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Defamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defamed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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