defames

present tense third-person singular of defame

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defames
Verb
  • The lawsuit accuses Facebook's parent company, Meta, of negligence and breach of contract after continuously deactiving his commercial account for unjust and improper reasons.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The lawsuit accuses Webster of violating her federal constitutional rights through use of excessive force, cruel and unusual punishment and deprivation of due process by unlawfully detaining and sodomizing her.
    Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • South Korea reportedly indicts its former prime minister.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And whether the Carolina Panthers are just stuck in an endless loop of embarrassment, one that alternately humiliates and enrages their fans.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Defames.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defames. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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