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defaming

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verb

present participle of defame

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defaming
Noun
  • In a video missive put out earlier Tuesday, Sharpe attacked Buzbee’s credibility directly and promised to file a defamation lawsuit against the admittedly aggressive attorney and the OnlyFans posting Jane Doe.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Hov not only sued her for defamation, but also her attorney Tony Buzbee.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The post quickly sparked outrage, with many Reddit users accusing the neighbor of manipulation.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
  • These investigations include inquiries into safety violations by SpaceX and an SEC lawsuit accusing Musk of securities fraud.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Lipstadt became famous—and was later portrayed onscreen by Rachel Weisz—for winning a judgment in a British court against the Holocaust denier David Irving, who had sued her for libel.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In February 2022, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff rejected Palin's claims in a ruling issued while a jury deliberated, saying Palin had failed to show that the Times had acted out of malice, something required in libel lawsuits involving public figures.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Both cases were dismissed last November in line with longstanding Justice Department policy against indicting sitting presidents.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The court ruled Friday that prosecutors held him in detention too long before indicting him and cited questions about the legality of investigations into the president.
    Sophia Vento, The Hill, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Poor data quality can provide wrong models and alerts, discrediting predictive monitoring.
    Hrushikesh Deshmukh, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Johnson released new guidelines for reporting gifts Wednesday after discrediting the investigation.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Defaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defaming. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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