variants or libellous

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Recent Examples of libelous These are false, libelous claims. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024 And in this age of clickbait journalism, even those members of the legacy media have resorted to libelous headlines and false reports to generate views. Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025 In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025 Robinson was sentenced late last year to a year and a half in prison due to violating a court order prohibiting him from repeating libelous allegations about a Syrian refugee, and Musk has been calling for his release. Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for libelous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for libelous
Adjective
  • The examples and notes in question were and are erroneous and inconsistent with our policies, and have been removed.
    Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
  • About 60 of those were licensed using the erroneous measurement system, mostly in New York City, plus around another 40 that have licenses but are yet to open their doors.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In high-stakes environments, this tendency toward overreliance is particularly dangerous: Users may accept incorrect AI suggestions, especially if delivered with apparent confidence.
    David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
  • No other incorrect packaging has been discovered or reported to date.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • On the streaming side, major platforms are diving headfirst into true crime, revisiting scandalous celebrity hoaxes and infamous decades-old cases alike.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • That was too scandalous for people, so even without seeing the movie, there were huge protests against it.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • As a part of the settlement, the false electors acknowledged their actions were used in an attempt to overturn an election.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Ament pleaded guilty in 2022 to two counts of wire fraud, one count of making a false statement to a financial institution and one count of submitting a false tax return.
    Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But Israel rejected the findings, calling them biased and inaccurate and accusing Hamas of stealing aid.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • In its public posting of their offer, the teachers union said the school board has impeded progress of negotiations and spread inaccurate information about the union’s proposal.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Libelous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libelous. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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