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reprehended

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past tense of reprehend

as in denounced

to declare to be morally wrong or evil that denomination reprehends murder in any form, contending that the taking of life is never justified

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as in criticized

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of without exception, book reviewers reprehended the novel's tired plot

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That threat from the hyperbolic president, denounced by legal scholars, has nonetheless gained credence in recent days, as federal prosecutors have issued their grand jury subpoenas to election officials.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Soon after stepping in, Bishop tried to subpoena personal information for thousands of Fulton County poll workers, a move the county and election experts denounced as politically motivated intimidation.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

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Thompson has criticized the self-funding, while Jones has fired back by pointing at the incumbent’s history of accepting corporate donations.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Sand criticized Iowa's education savings account, or voucher, program, which uses public money to help families pay private school tuition.

— Sheila Brummer, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of criticized

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Rodolfo Friedmann, a party vice president, called for Peña's expulsion, while Senate President Basilio Núñez defended the president and blamed the central bank instead.

— EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Lawson said Amendment 3 outperformed a nationwide shift to the left, and blamed the loss on out-of-state donors contributing to the opposition.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of blamed

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Some tribe members faulted your original Toka alliance for overlooking the math and forming a tight five-person alliance in a tribe of 11.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026
The judge also faulted Phillips and Chaib for not getting a new attorney months earlier, when the relationship began to deteriorate.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of faulted

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Zaina Alsous, the political lead for Unite Here, said her members knocked on 50,000 doors in support of Rodriguez.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Law enforcement knocked on residents' doors the night before, asking questions about the dumpster, according to people who live on the block.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

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