denouncing

verb

present participle of denounce
1
as in condemning
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 criticizing
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 censuring
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 denouncing The Times has since issued a statement denouncing the subpoenas. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 During Democratic presidencies, which the DSA mostly spends denouncing the occupant of the Oval Office as a sellout, Democratic loyalists have less patience for factional complaints. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 The crisis that healthcare professionals on and off the island have been denouncing for years has mobilized nonprofit health organizations in Miami, which are preparing to act immediately in the event sociopolitical change comes to the island. — Sarah Moreno july 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026 The trend prompted moderate Democrats to sign an open letter denouncing socialism in their party. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026 Lebanese citizens protested in the capital, waving Hezbollah flags and denouncing the government. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 29 June 2026 True Americans are committed to defending the Constitution while denouncing any president who wants to thrash it. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026 Oliynykova has also publicly called for Russian and Belarusian athletes, including Sabalenka, to be banned from competing for not denouncing Vladimir Putin’s invasion of her native Ukraine. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Activists criticized the team last summer for not denouncing the federal immigration raids. — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denouncing
  1. condemning
  2. criticizing
  3. censuring
  4. blaming
  5. faulting
  6. reprimanding
  7. attacking
  8. punishing
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  • As Missouri lawmakers prepared to vote on a plan to gerrymander Cleaver out of his district last year, the longtime congressman gave an impassioned speech condemning the effort.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • In fact, the administration was sweeping in condemning the rest of the world - including its strongest allies and largest trading partners - on this topic.
    — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026
Definition of condemning
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  • Larson has been using all that corporate PAC money to run an ad criticizing Bronin for accepting support from a Connecticut billionaire who has been a prolific Democratic donor.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • On Saturday, July 25, Perry, 41, shared a post on X, criticizing the use of her song.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
Definition of criticizing
Verb
  • The City Council, which is considering censuring the mayor, asked for assistance because the city’s Human Resources director wasn’t available at the time, according to Mayor Pro Tem Tara Graves.
    — Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
  • As this memoir opens, Iran’s morality police stalk the university where Nafisi works, censuring her female students.
    — The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Definition of censuring
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  • The student protest started on June 6, demanding the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, blaming him for the exam paper leaks that happened in May.
    — Priyanka Salve,Raksha Murali, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • But a troll sent Gray a nasty message after a different game, and Armour suddenly had enough concern about player safety to write an entire column blaming Clark.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of blaming
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  • Most earthquakes in North America east of the Rockies, per USGS, occur as faulting within bedrock, usually miles deep.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • And while criticism of insurance companies was bipartisan, Republicans and Democrats also blamed one another for the crisis, with the GOP faulting Obamacare and Democrats accusing Republicans of using the hearings to deflect from their own inaction to address rising premiums.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of faulting
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  • Her Volumnia bellows at her meek daughter-in-law, Virgilia (Justine Faith) as though reprimanding an incompetent private.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Earlier this week, Scott Agness claimed his press credentials were revoked by the team after his reporting led to the WNBA reprimanding the Fever for not being transparent about Clark’s health status during a game on May 20.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Definition of reprimanding
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  • Okot applied that advice by limiting unnecessary dribbles and attacking the basket more efficiently.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • Zizou helped lead his national team to its first-ever World Cup trophy, with the attacking midfielder scoring two goals in the 1998 final.
    — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of attacking
Verb
  • My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me the heat this summer has been punishing.
    — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 25 July 2026
  • For Yard Act’s 2022 debut, The Overload, the quartet chiseled flamboyant caricatures of British life and portrayed their flawed country with an abrasive, punishing tone.
    — Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
Definition of punishing

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