as in libelous
causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name
made slanderous comments about his opponent's military record
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Recent Examples of slanderous
Ford has also decried ads against him that focus on criminal charges from more than a decade ago as slanderous.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Keefer called these claims baseless and slanderous.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2026
Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Keefer called these claims baseless and slanderous.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanderous
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In recent weeks, though, her group has doubled in size, and while in the past there were only two or three posts per day, Mitchell and her new moderators now have to wade through 60-plus comments ranging from helpful to libelous.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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And in this age of clickbait journalism, even those members of the legacy media have resorted to libelous headlines and false reports to generate views.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That conclusion is erroneous, and the Resolution Agreement proposed by OCR would place Jeffco in direct conflict with Colorado law.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Uber created a dedicated help page for those who've received erroneous 1099s.—
Greg Iacurci,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Walz, who suspended his campaign for a third term in office just weeks after Thompson’s remarks, described the $9 billion figure as speculative and defamatory.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
23 Feb. 2026
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Defendant Metcalf provided false information to Defendant Johnson about what Plaintiff Kennedy allegedly said, thereby instigating and authorizing the publication of the defamatory and reckless statements, which were intended to harm Plaintiff Kennedy.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The statement came after Bloomberg reported that Oracle and OpenAI had dropped plans to expand the site, though Oracle said media reports regarding Abilene were incorrect.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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He was charged in 2013 with tax fraud for filing an incorrect return tied to a Ponzi scheme operated by another man.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Slanderous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slanderous. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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