reprobated

verb

past tense of reprobate
1
as in rejected
to be unwilling to grant the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole

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2
as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea

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3
as in denounced
to declare to be morally wrong or evil spent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world

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  1. rejected
  2. refused
  3. denounced
  4. denied
  5. declined
  6. condemned
  7. criticized
  8. blamed
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  • The Senate, the upper house where conservatives hold a majority, rejected the bill.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Born in 1946 amid the bombing of Frankfurt, Ruppert instead developed a psychosexual cosmology that rejected neat distinctions between prey and predator.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of rejected
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  • Starlink’s satellite internet has launched in around two dozen other African countries, but Musk has refused to follow South Africa’s affirmative action regulations.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Jay Clayton refused to acknowledge Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election during his confirmation hearing to become director of national intelligence.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of refused
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  • When asked about the screenshots this week, Byrne denounced political violence.
    — Corey Schmidt July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • At the time, this was such a scandal that Bergman was denounced on the floor of the Senate and subsequently fled Hollywood.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of denounced
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  • The Tate brothers have also denied the charges in the cases in Romania.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • The Tate brothers have consistently denied allegations of abuse and human trafficking, claiming that violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of denied
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  • The business remained open Saturday afternoon, but employees declined to comment on the raid when reached by phone.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
  • When Britain withdrew from the Gulf, Qatar declined to fold into the federation that became the United Arab Emirates and took independence alone in 1971, under Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali, before Hamad's branch of the family held power.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of declined
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  • In March, Ben Saul, UN special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights, condemned both US and Iranian threats to target civilian energy infrastructure.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • The day after a vigil turned out hundreds in Portland, a group of several dozen protestors gathered near an ICE facility in Scarborough and condemned Collins for supporting legislation to expand funding for ICE.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of condemned
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  • His past medical reports have been criticized for offering limited detail and including statistics that some health professionals have viewed with skepticism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • During the Democratic state convention in Corpus Christi last month, the Democratic candidate for governor, Gina Hinojosa, criticized Abbott.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of criticized
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  • The case has drawn attention because the woman, Andrea Shaw, has publicly blamed vaccines for the twins’ deaths.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 July 2026
  • The Administration blamed individuals who allegedly vandalized the pool.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 July 2026
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