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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
Hezbollah, not included in the talks, has denounced them.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
These tensions flared to their worst level since the invasion this week, when Nawrocki denounced and stripped Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded to him in 2023, over the honoring of the UPA.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
The opposition Strong Armenia party appealed to the Constitutional Court to invalidate election results or call a second round of voting, and denounced the arrests of opposition politicians as an assault on democracy.
—Avet Demourian, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The experience of unveiling and being viciously denounced by all sides was a brutal lesson at twenty-seven.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
But its conditions have been harshly criticized by l awyers, families and human rights groups, who have persistently denounced the mistreatment of detainees since the center opened 11 months ago, during the Atlantic hurricane season.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
In the wake of the protests, the Environmental Protection and Conservation Authority has denounced the lack of transparency in the projects, which were approved without public consultation and with sudden expropriations of land.
—Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
When the Biden administration had any number of bizarre performances, celebrations and statements, Stern and those like her angrily denounced anyone who criticized them.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
On Friday, the New York City Democratic Socialists of America — an organization that represents Mamdani’s core base — denounced his administration’s move to grow the city’s police headcount in a rare public rebuke.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
These tensions flared to their worst level since the invasion this week, when Nawrocki denounced and stripped Zelensky of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded to him in 2023, over the honoring of the UPA.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2026
The opposition Strong Armenia party appealed to the Constitutional Court to invalidate election results or call a second round of voting, and denounced the arrests of opposition politicians as an assault on democracy.
—Avet Demourian, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The experience of unveiling and being viciously denounced by all sides was a brutal lesson at twenty-seven.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
But its conditions have been harshly criticized by l awyers, families and human rights groups, who have persistently denounced the mistreatment of detainees since the center opened 11 months ago, during the Atlantic hurricane season.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
In the wake of the protests, the Environmental Protection and Conservation Authority has denounced the lack of transparency in the projects, which were approved without public consultation and with sudden expropriations of land.
—Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
When the Biden administration had any number of bizarre performances, celebrations and statements, Stern and those like her angrily denounced anyone who criticized them.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
On Friday, the New York City Democratic Socialists of America — an organization that represents Mamdani’s core base — denounced his administration’s move to grow the city’s police headcount in a rare public rebuke.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denounced
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They have also been widely condemned by antisemitism watchdogs, the university and government officials — some of whom suggested that his comments should prevent him from being hired anywhere.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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There are moments when a phrase, or a current of thought, that had seemed condemned to archival history is suddenly all anyone talks about.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
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Greenspan was also criticized for enacting policies that contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis that led to the recession at the end of the 2000s.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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The Federal Reserve’s steadfast period of low interest rates in the 2000s was criticized as contributing to a housing bubble in the 2000s, followed by the mortgage crisis of 2007 and the Great Recession the following year.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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The two were censured and expelled from the International City/County Managers Association for ethics code violations.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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He has been accused of vote trading and threatening recalls against his colleagues and was censured twice by the council.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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An Israeli source told CNN that Netanyahu has also privately blamed Kushner and Witkoff for creating a wedge between the two leaders.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Amid mounting public criticism, the White House took down the video and blamed an unnamed aide.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The maneuver attempts to beat a grand jury deadline after courts faulted prosecutors’ instructions on how presidential electors are certified, echoing dismissed election cases in Michigan, Georgia and federal court.—
Jacques Billeaud,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Their work is faulted as factually wrong and politically motivated.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Specifically, Ingram was reprimanded for allowing two employees, Butler and his former executive assistant, Gabriela Gudino, to baby-sit his children, and inviting them to Boise State football games.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
17 June 2026
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Behind closed doors, ProPublica revealed, the majority-Republican state Supreme Court quashed the commission’s recommendations that two Republican judges who’d admitted to committing egregious conduct violations be publicly reprimanded.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
5 June 2026
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Fargo decried that speakers during were only given one minute for comment on the item on Tuesday.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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The area is home to a wildlife reserve, and activists have decried the development's impact on the environment and several endangered bird and animal species.—
Alessia Arcolaci,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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That is just one example of many Christian and conservative athletes have been unfairly punished because of their religious and political beliefs because Major League Baseball and its teams have decided what political and religious beliefs are acceptable.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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But the players were not punished.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Denounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denounced. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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