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 maligning
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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traducing
Verb
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Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.—
Kate Payne,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024 -
That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Baldoni then filed a $250 million libel lawsuit against The New York Times for its bombshell exposé into Lively’s claims.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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Early criticism of the Wayfarer-Lively case compared the proceedings to the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard libel suit in 2022.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2025
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Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Epic parties to kid-friendly fun Nour Rahal is a trending and breaking news reporter.—
Nour Rahal,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Smartmatic and Fox News are each asking a New York judge to rule in their favor in the election systems company’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against the network.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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What To Know Wallace filed his defamation lawsuit following Lively's administrative complaint.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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But promoting invidious forms of discrimination cannot be squared with any reasonable interpretation of federal law.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
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As a next step, the FCC will be taking fresh action to ensure that every entity the FCC regulates complies with the civil rights protections enshrined in the Communications Act and the agency’s EEO rules, including by shutting down any programs that promote invidious forms of DEI discrimination.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Decriminalizing prostitution would undoubtedly help law enforcement specifically target objectionable forms of prostitution but until that happens, such loitering laws are required.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
8 May 2025
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But at the same time, much of Means’s philosophy toward health doesn’t seem that objectionable.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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The ransomware attacks in question started with malicious Google Ads deployed by the threat actors.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Several diss tracks followed, with the musicians hurling increasingly spiteful insults at each other relating to accusations of domestic abuse, exploitation and pedophilia.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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The more spiteful Drake could smell a world of buff, misogynistic grifters taking hold and made sure to set up shop where the audience would be.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Traducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traducing. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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