as in condemnation
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Recent Examples of denouncement
Following Rourke’s denouncement of the GoFundMe effort, Hines told fans that if Rourke didn’t want the money, donors would be reimbursed.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2026
In coordination with former President Franklin Roosevelt’s public denouncement of discrimination of Black Americans, Plato, president of the Plato Construction Company, was contracted to build 88 houses on the site of Camp Taylor, the former military installation in southwest Louisville.
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Steve Wiser,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Nov. 2025
To their credit, the Young Republicans organization issued a strong denouncement of the comments, although I was horrified by reading the online responses to it.
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Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
The quiet denouncement of Bob’s martyrdom complex points to people of color’s self-sufficiency.
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Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Kennedy has long held anti-vaccine beliefs that came to a head with his denouncement of the Covid-19 vaccines.
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Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
9 Aug. 2025
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2026
In coordination with former President Franklin Roosevelt’s public denouncement of discrimination of Black Americans, Plato, president of the Plato Construction Company, was contracted to build 88 houses on the site of Camp Taylor, the former military installation in southwest Louisville.
—
Steve Wiser,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Nov. 2025
To their credit, the Young Republicans organization issued a strong denouncement of the comments, although I was horrified by reading the online responses to it.
—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
The quiet denouncement of Bob’s martyrdom complex points to people of color’s self-sufficiency.
—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Kennedy has long held anti-vaccine beliefs that came to a head with his denouncement of the Covid-19 vaccines.
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Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denouncement
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The attack, which was captured on video and shared on social media, led to condemnation of the perpetrator and an outpouring of support for the food vendor, who was identified by her family members as Arabelia Martinez, 62.
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Families facing difficult diagnoses deserve compassion, not condemnation.
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As usual, denunciations of cancel culture were big.
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Keiko Fujimori assumed the role after her mother, the late Susana Higuchi, separated from her father following her public denunciation of corruption in his government regarding the handling of international donations.
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After passing the Resolutions Committee of the South Dakota GOP, the censure was overwhelmingly voted down, with opponents saying the measure would only help Democrats.
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The House’s periodic descent into politically motivated censure votes, however, could propel them to make a change next year.
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The process could lead to a member’s excommunication, but the spokesman said he was not authorized to comment on the outcome of the proceedings.
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Even excommunication, which can be absolved at confession, is too harsh of a punishment for someone who diligently follows the word to the best of his meager understanding.
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The couple is set to face punishment for the horrific deaths during sentencing on July 10.
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The city shows how quickly a violent act can be transformed into collective punishment.
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There is a temptation to expand the view of this ruling, to look at the slippery slope that has been legally greased and pontificate about how this will lead to the further damnation of college sports.
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Neither celestial grace nor damnation, for that matter, governs history and the creatures who populate it.
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Not everyone on the right is onboard with the Kimmel castigation.
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The standoff centered on the now-former assistant attorney general’s public and internal castigation of pediatric gender medicine.
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“Denouncement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denouncement. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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