slandered

past tense of slander

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slandered In court filings, David Brouillette said that his second ex-wife had slandered him. Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 17 July 2026 Now, the ultimate question of whether Walters slandered Miller will return to the district court. 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
  • In 2012 an angler pulled a brown bullhead out of a lake on the Vermont-Quebec border with what looked like tar smeared across its skin.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The women went to the bathroom to mop the bottoms of their eyes, where their makeup was smeared from crying.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Online Israel critics, whose numbers multiplied throughout 2026, humiliated Stevens.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The moment is a deliberate callback to the premiere, when Max seized a microphone at a fundraiser and humiliated Anna in public.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The scenes with Congressman Daniel Keene and disgraced investigative reporter Helen Drew are especially intense.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • Shunned and disgraced, Francesca handed her baby to the nuns.
    Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026

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“Slandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slandered. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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