excommunications

noun

plural of excommunication
as in condemnations

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  1. condemnations
  2. denunciations
  3. censures
Noun
  • In response, Washington has issued diplomatic condemnations against Latin American officials, revoked visas, and even threatened to use force against the region’s governments.
    — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Infantino has been on the receiving end of an international deluge of condemnations over his plan to secure private funding for the world’s most prestigious soccer competition.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemnations
Noun
  • Even William Lloyd Garrison—whose abolitionist newspaper The Liberator published blistering denunciations of Washington’s slaveholding—at times saw the rhetorical utility of touting Washington’s actions against slavery.
    — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026
  • Russia withdrew from the convention in 2025 following denunciations by other Ramsar members of the war in Ukraine and its destructive effects on wetlands in that country.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of denunciations
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  • Still, the desire to avoid a cycle of censures could prompt even the most moderate Republicans to vote against the censure.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Aside from the financial cost to the city, Blain’s behavior prompted several council actions, including two censures.
    — Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
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