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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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
Both parties have denounced its soaring costs, crushing debt, and degrees that don’t yield jobs.
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Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The announcement has caused an immediate and negative pushback from prominent MAGA figures, who have denounced the decision as going against the America First politics the movement supports.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Since then, many Gen X public figures have denounced the term.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
The National Safety Council and family groups denounced the game.
—Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Democrats and civil libertarians denounced the FCC chairman Brendan Carr for violating the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech.
—Donald Nieman, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
In response, Congressional Democrats denounced the move, describing it as running afoul of the law.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
In more strongly Democratic seats, where most primary challenges are unfolding, progressive candidates have preemptively denounced AIPAC and promised not to seek its support, or have otherwise broken with party leaders on Israel.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
In a previous statement to Fox News Digital, UNC denounced political violence and vowed to investigate Dixon’s involvement in the organization.
—Julia Bonavita , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The announcement has caused an immediate and negative pushback from prominent MAGA figures, who have denounced the decision as going against the America First politics the movement supports.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Since then, many Gen X public figures have denounced the term.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025
The National Safety Council and family groups denounced the game.
—Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Democrats and civil libertarians denounced the FCC chairman Brendan Carr for violating the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech.
—Donald Nieman, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
In response, Congressional Democrats denounced the move, describing it as running afoul of the law.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
In more strongly Democratic seats, where most primary challenges are unfolding, progressive candidates have preemptively denounced AIPAC and promised not to seek its support, or have otherwise broken with party leaders on Israel.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
In a previous statement to Fox News Digital, UNC denounced political violence and vowed to investigate Dixon’s involvement in the organization.
—Julia Bonavita , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denounced
Verb
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The families of the hostages condemned the booing.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Venezuelan government, dominated by Maduro loyalists, rejected those results and declared Maduro the winner in a vote widely condemned by international observers.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Hostages and Missing Families Forum criticized Hamas earlier in the day for releasing only four of the 28 confirmed deceased hostages, calling it a breach of the agreement.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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And while the council does have the power to reject commissioners, Jenkins’ move was scathingly criticized by the Coalition for Police Accountability, an advocacy group that first lobbied to establish the oversight body.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 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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In August, a gunman who blamed COVID vaccines for his depression opened fire on the agency’s Atlanta campus, killing a police officer.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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The woman long blamed for her role in the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is getting a modern makeover.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Taylor could have made the move and nobody would have faulted anyone as the boo birds showed up every time Browning ran back onto the field.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Parolin also faulted global powers for their paralysis.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The president of the statewide North Carolina education system publicly reprimanded UNC’s Board of Trustees for their meddling weeks after Belichick’s hiring, and temporarily stripped the board of some authority.—
The Athletic Colleges staff,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Contestants on the latest season of Big Brother UK are being reprimanded for misgendering and using homophobic language towards other housemates.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
8 Oct. 2025
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Late Saturday and early Sunday, Russia attacked Ukraine’s power grid in an aim to degrade Ukrainian energy infrastructure ahead of winter.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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In August 2023, he was attacked by three fellow inmates, sustaining neck injuries that required medical treatment.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
12 Oct. 2025
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The coaches reacted quite differently — the Colts’ Shane Steichen punished Mitchell by playing him only sparingly a week later, while Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon lost his cool and erupted on the sideline, later apologizing.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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About 1 in 7 American companies has punished employees over social media comments related to Kirk’s killing.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Denounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denounced. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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