denounced

verb

past tense of denounce
1
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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2
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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3
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 Hezbollah, not included in the talks, has denounced them. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 More than 260 researchers have denounced it for deep scientific flaws and a lack of peer review. — Rachel Rebouché, The Conversation, 23 June 2026 Defenders of the asylum system denounced the decision. — Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 The ruling was denounced by environmental groups and lawyers representing people who believe they were harmed by Roundup. — David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Activists and faith leaders denounced the conditions at the office during a press conference the previous day, calling on officials to visit the facility and said there had been bad conditions at the facility for weeks. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 Several temple administrators have denounced robotic elephants for rituals and festivals. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 In December of the same year, MuCEM staffers wrote an open letter – addressed to Costa and posted to the news site Marsactu – which denounced his leadership. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 July 2026 Several Gulf countries have strongly denounced Iran's drone strikes Saturday on the island nation of Bahrain, while vowing to stand united against any possible aggression from Tehran in the future. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denounced
  1. condemned
  2. criticized
  3. censured
  4. blamed
  5. faulted
  6. reprimanded
  7. decried
  8. punished
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  • Commentators from around the world condemned the decision and said any US success from then on would be tainted.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said the Paraguayan president had written to him to express support and condemned the remarks.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Definition of condemned
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  • Trump has criticized other NATO members for not helping the US in its war on Iran, personally attacking the leaders of several countries over the issue.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • The attorneys criticized the speed at which the judge conducted the trial, including a court date on a Saturday when several defense witnesses were unavailable.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Definition of criticized
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  • Polis was censured by the Colorado Democratic Party in May as a result of his decision letting Peters out of prison.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The two were censured and expelled from the International City/County Managers Association for ethics code violations.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Definition of censured
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  • The total does not include other deaths blamed on the heat since late June.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Autopsies and other investigations will be needed before the deaths are officially blamed on the heat, Washington said.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of blamed
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  • The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • The senators’ letter also faulted the way Tesla counts crashes in its safety reports.
    — Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 25 June 2026
Definition of faulted
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  • Wimbledon fashion is also something that can get patrons in trouble, with Andy Samberg saying he was reprimanded for wearing black jeans in the Royal Box.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Anne White was famously reprimanded for wearing a skin-tight unitard during her first-round match in June 1985.
    — Afia Asamoah, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Definition of reprimanded
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  • Such plans are likely to face resistance from the performers union SAG-AFTRA, which has decried the use of synthetic actors such as Tilly Norwood.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The sentiment was largely the same across social media platforms as ⁠fans decried the ​effective creation of games divided into four quarters.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of decried
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  • Why had Balogun been punished so severely when other seemingly similar plays in this World Cup had avoided punishment altogether?
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • Mexico punished the Czech Republic’s sloppiness with aplomb after weathering their opponents’ good start, scoring all three goals in the second half.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
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