disparagement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disparagement
Noun
  • Nonetheless, as Push told GQ, his label and their parent label were concerned about the optics of two of Drizzy’s foes linking up amid the ongoing defamation lawsuit.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 June 2025
  • Shawe, not one to stay out of the courts, sued the lawyer representing the class, Jeremiah Frei-Pearson, for defamation in May 2024.
    Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Habba’s involvement has drawn criticism from Democrats, who accuse the Trump administration of politicizing federal prosecutions.
    Essence, Essence, 26 June 2025
  • After Fox News announced Trump's hiring, criticism followed.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Winning would cap a startling resurrection for Cuomo, a three-term governor who resigned in 2021 amid condemnation for scandals.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 25 June 2025
  • But his condemnation of intervention in Iran was at odds with the Trump administration whose role in the conflict has splintered the MAGA coalition, a wing of which opposes American involvement in foreign wars.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Jail records show Walker also has a pending case on suspicion of elder abuse and assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury.
    Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
  • The Department of Justice (DOJ) also found that at least one of the eight officers accused of committing the abuse would retaliate against his victims who tried to speak out against him with physical violence and intimidation.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The main detraction with these was a less comfortable fit.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The main detraction with these was a less comfortable fit.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The idea that New York City is finally putting its trash in cans, long after most urban civilizations have done so, has led to a fair amount of ridicule.
    Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 2 June 2025
  • The rampant skepticism of Cassie and the ridicule of her pain reflect a societal conditioning that denies Black women genuine victimhood.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2025
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“Disparagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disparagement. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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