as in libeled
to make untrue and harmful statements about
for some reason, that newspaper seems determined to slander one particular celebrity
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Recent Examples of slandered
Now, the ultimate question of whether Walters slandered Miller will return to the district court.
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Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 29 Jan. 2026
Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Dearborn has often been slandered for simply coexisting peacefully, because the truth is, some people are uncomfortable, and frankly upset about seeing church steeples and mosque domes share the same skyline on roads.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Moreno calls accusations ‘slander’ In a statement provided to The Bee, Moreno denied the accusations and said she was being slandered.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 29 Jan. 2026
Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Dearborn has often been slandered for simply coexisting peacefully, because the truth is, some people are uncomfortable, and frankly upset about seeing church steeples and mosque domes share the same skyline on roads.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Moreno calls accusations ‘slander’ In a statement provided to The Bee, Moreno denied the accusations and said she was being slandered.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slandered
Verb
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The high-frequency detail that was already fading from atmospheric absorption got smeared further.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Grainy mustard smeared on a chunk of corned beef is delicious too.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At one point in his teenage years, Diaz was publicly humiliated by the football team who forcefully shaved his curly hair.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Walz and Ellison were humiliated and could not account for their blundering.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Fort Worth city council has rescinded part of a resolution that honorarily named a north Fort Worth thoroughfare after now disgraced civil rights icon Cesar Chavez.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Some of the humor was mildly edgy, including jokes about pedophiles, the Epstein files and disgraced royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Slandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slandered. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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