reprehended

past tense of reprehend
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehended
Verb
  • Addressing supporters Saturday in the heart of his district, Kansas City’s longtime Democratic congressman and former mayor denounced Missouri lawmakers’ plan to dilute the city’s voting power by carving it up into three Republican congressional districts.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In the past, Newsom denounced judges who ruled against them as toadies of the firearms industry.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many members of the media criticized the team's performance as did supporters, who were not impressed with the Americans, particularly in the first half, when the Koreans controlled the game and scored both goals.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In a phone interview, both sharply criticized the map and its impact on Kansas City’s representation in Congress.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Minnesota’s Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson condemned the deception and affirmed how troubling the ambush was.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Civil liberties campaigners across Britain and beyond swiftly condemned the designation, warning that applying terrorism laws to such a group risks chilling free speech and assembly, while also setting a dangerous precedent for protest rights.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Macron alone cannot be blamed for the rising far-right, which is on the march across the West.
    Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Within months of his release, Brown was charged with assaulting his sister, and according to WSOC-TV, even Brown's mother has blamed the courts for allowing her son to be out in the community.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Another superb backhand winner saved a break point in Sabalenka’s next service game after she had double-faulted and chucked her racket to the ground in frustration.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In the next game, with the thousands in the stands roaring for every point gained by the American, Sabalenka netted off-balance groundstrokes on two points in a row and double-faulted to get broken right back.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the suburbs during the 2020 and 2022 assessment cycles, appeals to the board of review generally knocked commercial values below industry standards for accuracy.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The boys knocked on Leon’s door several times and ran away, Julián’s cousin told police.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Reprehended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprehended. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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