as in insulting
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as in libeling
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 slandering
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
17 Jan. 2026
And then the media was slandering our dad’s name and reputation after a lifetime of being a fairly wholesome guy.
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Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
Dos Passos left Spain, but Hemingway didn’t let up, slandering him in print for a good while after.
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Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
And slandering council members, who publicly supported Madigan before Khadija Walker was nominated, is disrespectful and insulting.
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Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Shocking lies Within hours, the administration was slandering her.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
17 Jan. 2026
And then the media was slandering our dad’s name and reputation after a lifetime of being a fairly wholesome guy.
—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
Dos Passos left Spain, but Hemingway didn’t let up, slandering him in print for a good while after.
—
Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
And slandering council members, who publicly supported Madigan before Khadija Walker was nominated, is disrespectful and insulting.
—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slandering
Adjective
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Considering there were only 33 appearances this past season, such Heat prudence hardly could be viewed as insulting.
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What Florence has been doing is consistent and insulting.
Verb
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At the entrance of Kollparay, Quispe pauses, taking my hands and smearing them with soil—the soil of her village.
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This will lead to smearing dust particles around instead of picking them up, which is where a wet cloth comes into play.
Adjective
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The group’s ads on his past felony bank fraud charges were decried by Ford as slanderous.
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Keefer called these claims baseless and slanderous.
Verb
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The jury was allowed to find that Trump would not stop defaming Carroll unless he was hit with a substantial financial penalty, the court continued.
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Trump has continued to attack Carroll even since being ordered to pay millions for defaming her, and Carroll’s attorneys have not ruled out bringing further litigation.
Adjective
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His countersuit was dismissed in June 2025, after Liman ruled that Lively's claims could not be considered defamatory.
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Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is suing Mayor Karen Bass personally, alleging defamatory campaign-trail attacks over the deadly Palisades fire and demanding that Bass pay damages from her own pocket.
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Policymakers defend draconian cuts to Medicaid by maligning the work ethic or honesty of low-income women, despite substantial evidence to the contrary.
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Underneath it, the authors of the flyer listed a few dubious talking points maligning immigrants.
Adjective
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Felix points to Trump’s disparaging and false comments against Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, which put a target on the back of many Haitian immigrants.
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While Trump’s talk of a possible NATO pullout dates back years, the comments to The Telegraph newspaper in the U.K., published Wednesday, were among the clearest and most disparaging yet — suggesting that the fracture has deepened perhaps to a point of no return.
Verb
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Defense attorney Tom Mesereau was an expert at discrediting witnesses, subjects told the filmmakers, but certain key witnesses, like Janet Arvizo, struggled to connect with the jury on their own.
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If the Knicks had that happen to them, everyone would be discrediting them.
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“Slandering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slandering. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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