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defaming

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verb

present participle of defame

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defaming
Noun
  • After the 2020 election, Fox took her off the air because her promotion of the false contention Dominion voting machines rigged the election against Trump became part of its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox. Pirro and Martin are not the only dubious department appointees.
    Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
  • Baldoni, 41, denied the claims, filing a $400 million countersuit of his own, accusing Lively and others of defamation and extortion.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 15 May 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
  • Baldoni then filed a $250 million libel lawsuit against The New York Times for its bombshell exposé into Lively’s claims.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
  • Early criticism of the Wayfarer-Lively case compared the proceedings to the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard libel suit in 2022.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 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 22 May. 2025.

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