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as in condemned
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
the church council denounced the bishop's teachings, officially declaring them to be heresy
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as in criticized
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
denounced the shoddy merchandise that the local shops were foisting on tourists
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as in censured
to express public or formal disapproval of
the governor has denounced the court's decision and vows to press for a constitutional amendment
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Recent Examples of denounced
But to hold on to their negotiating leverage, Senate Democrats will likely have to vote against a bill to temporarily extend government funding on Tuesday, just hours before a shutdown — an uncomfortable position for a party that has long denounced shutdowns as pointless and destructive.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
The Irish rappers have also denounced Hezbollah and Hamas, two militant groups that are considered terrorist organizations by the United Kingdom.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
In the wake of the Hortman and Kirk assassinations, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, for the most part, denounced the violent acts.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Sherrill’s team denounced the release of the information.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Caracas has denounced the deployment as a pretext for coercion and a possible attempt at regime change.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
More than 85 scientists denounced the report, accusing officials of cherry-picking facts and figures to allow for the administration’s fossil fuel ambitions.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
With Kimmel off the air, prominent figures publicly denounced Disney’s decision as an act against free speech.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Hundreds and possibly as many as thousands of scientists were imprisoned, and some were sentenced to death – denounced as enemies of the state.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
The Irish rappers have also denounced Hezbollah and Hamas, two militant groups that are considered terrorist organizations by the United Kingdom.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2025
In the wake of the Hortman and Kirk assassinations, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, for the most part, denounced the violent acts.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Sherrill’s team denounced the release of the information.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Caracas has denounced the deployment as a pretext for coercion and a possible attempt at regime change.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
More than 85 scientists denounced the report, accusing officials of cherry-picking facts and figures to allow for the administration’s fossil fuel ambitions.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
With Kimmel off the air, prominent figures publicly denounced Disney’s decision as an act against free speech.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Hundreds and possibly as many as thousands of scientists were imprisoned, and some were sentenced to death – denounced as enemies of the state.
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denounced
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Over the centuries she’s been branded a traitor, condemned as a nymphomaniac, diagnosed as a sociopath and — more recently — defended as a victim of circumstances.—
Phillipa Gregory,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Earlier the Democratic governor condemned a sweeping overnight raid carried out by federal authorities at a Chicago apartment building earlier this week.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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In September 2024, Musk again criticized Albanese’s government, responding to a post reporting that Australia was considering fining social media platforms for failing to prevent misinformation.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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The outlet said many criticized his behavior, labeling it racist, sexist, or out of touch.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Doctors, lawyers and first responders have been fired, suspended, censured or investigated.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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That includes issuing a public censure, or a recommendation to the council that Kimbrough be censured by that body as well.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
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With roles reversed, Democrats could be in line to get blamed for a new shutdown.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Twins officials blamed bad weather and various other factors for poor April crowds.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Transmission lines like the ones that are thought to be linked to the start of the Eaton fire faulted more than 50 times in the LA region and distribution lines faulted more than 200 times, according to estimates from Whisker Labs.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Barb Jacobson, a voter from Hebron, faulted the last administration for failing to release records of the deceased financier.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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There is a form of right-of-center liberalism that is content with status hierarchies, that is very unhappy with anything that makes people feel reprimanded.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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The college was being reprimanded amid allegations of antisemitism on campus and activism led in part by Mahmoud Khalil, a foreign student organizing against Israel’s war in Gaza.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Eagles attacked Skinner again, and the home crowd begged for a flag after the safety aggressively defended tight end Dallas Goedert, but no penalty was called.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the southern border city of Sderot, which was attacked on October 7, and is frequently the target of rocket fire, a group of Israelis gathered at an observation deck overlooking Gaza to revel in its ruin.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Freeport-McMoRan — The copper and gold miner gained more than 1% after UBS upgraded Freeport to buy from neutral, saying it has been overly punished after declaring force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia following a deadly collapse.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Between his year in prison, the damage to his reputation, professional harm, and a flood of civil lawsuits, Shapiro argued that Combs has been punished enough for his crimes.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Denounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denounced. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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