as in condemnation
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Recent Examples of reprehension
Putin is a formidable opponent who is worthy of reprehension.
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Arkansas Online, 17 June 2021
Arkansas Online, 17 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehension
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At the gubernatorial debate, Spanberger repeated her condemnation of the messages but refused to retract her endorsement of Jones, saying Jones is running his own race and voters should decide what to do with the information.—
Margaret Barthel,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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The new layoffs drew condemnation from a range of education organizations.—
Collin Binkley,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Mike Hallquist to make a motion for Seals's censure, which failed and was followed by cheering support by Seals' supporters.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The House voted to table the resolution 214-213, preventing it from moving to debate and a vote on the underlying censure, effectively ending Mace’s effort to formally reprimand Omar and remove her from committees.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
20 Sep. 2025
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Addressing concerns of the studios, the legislation includes exclusions for projects such as documentaries and biographical works, or for purposes of comment, criticism, or parody, among others.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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The changes come as the social media giant faces ongoing criticism over harms to children from its platforms.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Far from being simply a denunciation of marginalization, the song becomes a sincere embrace of vulnerable childhoods, highlighting the pain of those who grow up in poverty, neglect, and, often, are forced into crime as a means of survival.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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Cinema sometimes has to know how to give in to a cause, but another thing entirely is to impoverish cinema by attributing to documentary cinema a mere and strict role of denunciation.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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President Alejandro Giammattei was deeply unpopular at home, but other than occasional statements of reprobation from the United States and Europe, had managed to consolidate his control of the justice system with little consequence.—
Sonia Pérez D. and Christopher Sherman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 July 2023
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Fast forward a few years, and reprobation of Walmart’s sharp tactics has faded.—
Marc Levinson,
WSJ,
7 Mar. 2021
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The opprobrium would be too loud.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
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Proliferators, including democracies, may be willing to accept the eventual international opprobrium that comes with violating or withdrawing from nonproliferation accords in the name of national security.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Sep. 2025
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Of course, Brazil’s justice system is hardly beyond reproach.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Sep. 2025
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The wordplay, like a karaoke bar called A Lone Star is Born, is beyond reproach.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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“Reprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprehension. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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