as in libelling
the making of false statements that damage another's reputation
this endless traducing of candidates has got to stop, or the public will lose all faith in the electoral process
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as in violating
to fail to keep
a law that traduces one of our most cherished rights: the right to privacy
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as in smearing
to make untrue and harmful statements about
my opponent in this campaign may villainously traduce me, but I will not stoop to his level
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as in maligning
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traducing
Verb
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The Kansas City Chiefs will get a massive reinforcement on Sunday, with wide receiver Rashee Rice ready to play his first game of the year after serving a six-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025 -
The investigation revealed Donald had been accused of assault Jacob on at least two other occasions earlier this year, violating a protective order against him on both occasions.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Jim talked me through the legal complexities of both Peltier’s case and the libel suits.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Harry has twice sued Associated Newspapers for libel, winning one case and withdrawing the other, while his wife Meghan has also won a privacy lawsuit against the publisher.—
Michael Holden,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Another study challenging the MICI scenario noted that breaking ice also tends to form a mélange, a dense, jumbled slurry of icebergs and sea ice.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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Moderated by Billboard’s senior editor of Latin Griselda Flores and presented by Live Nation, the panel unpacked the changing dynamics of the live Latin music market – from breaking into untapped regions to capitalizing on the genre’s cultural crossover appeal.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
20 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere, Mussolini’s goons beat to death a Catholic member of Parliament who refused to bend, the blood from his face and hands smearing the alley wall like stigmata.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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After smearing Tylenol, the president's unscripted remarks quickly veered into an incoherent rant linking vaccines to autism as well.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Baldoni denied the claims and filed a lawsuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, 48, accusing the couple of extortion and defamation.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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On Thursday, the president’s lawyers refiled a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, alleging its reporters have knowingly and maliciously maligned his achievements.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With such invidious comparisons, and with such a dim view of collective action, Williams is unable to make the case as to how precisely his homeland is to move towards a post-racial utopia.—
Book Marks
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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More precisely, Jews have been subjected to an invidious double standard: attacks, verbal and physical, that would never be tolerated against Blacks, gays and other minorities are not only tolerated, but often justified when directed at Jews.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Reading certain books felt like an objectionable act for Emily Zarka as a kid in 1990s Vermont.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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More recently, the Biden administration pressured social media companies to take down content the administration deemed objectionable, overriding the companies’ judgment and forcing them to comply.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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And slandering council members, who publicly supported Madigan before Khadija Walker was nominated, is disrespectful and insulting.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Traducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traducing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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