reprehended

verb

past tense of reprehend
1
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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2
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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  1. denounced
  2. criticized
  3. condemned
  4. blamed
  5. faulted
  6. knocked
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  • Dan Na Ambassagou, a militia group that fights against Fulanis, accusing them of harboring Islamist groups, was once embraced by the government but has now been denounced.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Democrats have overwhelmingly denounced the President’s efforts to affix his name and likeness onto government buildings, programs, and items.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of denounced
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  • Musk moved both of those companies to Texas in recent years and has loudly criticized both California and Delaware (where a Tesla shareholder sued him over his record-setting compensation).
    — Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In 2014, Cuban criticized the NFL for expanding its schedule to have games on more days of the week.
    — Jon Machota, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticized
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  • Other singers who have previously condemned the administration for using their music include Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Now condemned and boarded up, cordoned off by sagging tape, dirty roll-up door set to adorn the front pages of tomorrow’s papers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemned
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  • These CMOs typically last two to three years before growth plateaus despite rising spend, and they either get blamed for a weak pipeline or move to a role with cleaner metrics and smaller scope.
    — Vlada Grebenykova, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Many blamed the incident on his government’s progressive policies and publicly rallied for new border checks at sea, air and land ports of entry.
    — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of blamed
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  • Sherrill faulted the software vendor responsible for the defective system, the MVC for taking roughly a year to resolve the problem, and the previous administration for failing to disclose the error once it had been identified publicly.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026
  • Newsom has often faulted local regulations and attendant political pushback against new housing for California’s housing and homelessness crises.
    — Lia Russell July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of faulted
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  • The subsequent drop, as well as a decline in the shares of Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, have knocked his wealth down to $783 billion, according to Forbes.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, the last on a game-ending double, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak that knocked them out of the AL West lead.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
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