as in to label
usually disapproving
to describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval
a legal system that stigmatizes juveniles as criminals
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Recent Examples of stigmatize
On board the cruise ship, some Spanish passengers have voiced concern about being stigmatized.
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Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Meanwhile onboard the cruise ship, some Spanish passengers have voiced concern about being stigmatized.
—Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
On board the cruise ship, some Spanish passengers have voiced concern about being stigmatized.
—Iain Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
There are other instances where athletes are falsely accused, deemed criminally not guilty, or win at civil trial, but perhaps like Diggs still feel stigmatized.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Meanwhile onboard the cruise ship, some Spanish passengers have voiced concern about being stigmatized.
—Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
On board the cruise ship, some Spanish passengers have voiced concern about being stigmatized.
—Iain Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
There are other instances where athletes are falsely accused, deemed criminally not guilty, or win at civil trial, but perhaps like Diggs still feel stigmatized.
—Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stigmatize
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In his ruling dismissing the murder case, Wilson found the sheriff’s office did not properly label, store or preserve a dash camera and an SD card from Fosler’s truck.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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In any other country, the digital work of Medina and Perez, or the documentation of events in the streets by Ramírez Martínez and Ceballos, would be labeled citizen journalism.—
Sarah Moreno
June 5,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Calfee tandems are custom-built, with consumers specifying nearly all components, at an average price of $20k.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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No back orders, unless specified by the individual vendor.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Although the article’s author branded Müller’s machine an obvious hoax, Feaster was intrigued.—
Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
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Progressive activists’ talking points would call Platner a Nazi and brand him as the face of the Republican Party.—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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Instead, Crutchfield appeared to designate a property in Itasca, some 40 miles away from Mansfield, as her primary homestead residence.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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The suit, filed on June 1 in the District Court’s Dallas division by Dallas firm Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, claims that the destruction of the mural, designated as Whaling Wall 82, violates the artist’s rights under the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA).—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
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Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Wagyu steaks, seafood plucked fresh from nearby Toyosu Market, and delectable Hokkaido scallops to name a few of the superlative Japanese produce available.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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One, a pediatric ER doctor, wrapped his arm in a makeshift tourniquet and stuffed the wound to staunch the bleeding while others called for help.—
Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2026
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The novel was initially ignored, and then—after Graham Greene called it one of the best books of the year—dismissed, and then banned, first in the UK and then in France.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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In flashbacks to Max’s time in Tarwater, Antosca uses black-and-white imagery that denotes not just a past time but a specific place.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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Megaly is a medical suffix denoting an abnormal or irregular enlargement of an organ or body part.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The rapidly ballooning market of the 1980s accommodated both kinds of art—art that might have been called critical, as well as art that might have been termed complicit, Pictures artists and neo-expressionists alike.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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District 3 The district, which includes Canoga Park, Reseda, Tarzana, Winnetka and Woodland Hills, has three hopefuls competing to take over the seat from Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, who has been termed out.—
Kristy Hutchings,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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“Stigmatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stigmatize. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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