as in reprimand
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
a condemnation of the war by the international community
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Recent Examples of condemnation
Last year, a Detroit judge's decision to handcuff and threaten a teen girl with incarceration for falling asleep during a field trip to his courtroom led to widespread condemnation.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Global condemnation over the lack of transparency prompted Maduro to ask the country’s high court — also filled with allies of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela — to audit the election results.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Its military campaign on Syrian soil has drawn increasing international condemnation.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
But the show is billed as a salute to bad gifts, rather than a condemnation of them.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Global condemnation over the lack of transparency prompted Maduro to ask the country’s high court — also filled with allies of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela — to audit the election results.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Its military campaign on Syrian soil has drawn increasing international condemnation.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
But the show is billed as a salute to bad gifts, rather than a condemnation of them.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemnation
Noun
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Because sure enough, Glenn calls the going-out crew into the master for a reprimand.—
Emma Soren,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
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However, for that policy violation, he was issued only a letter of reprimand.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
21 Nov. 2024
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But as part of the censure, the board barred Morris from taking part in deliberations and votes regarding the Hagekhalil investigation.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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Still, her presence does give Sorkin the opportunity to leap back and forth between the writing of the address and the aftermath, exploring the president’s struggle to regain his composure after a congressional censure in the process.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Harsh punishment for traumatized children took its toll.—
Jazzmin Jiwa,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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The proposition won 68% of the vote, and walked back some of the features of Prop. 47, which voters passed a decade earlier to reduce punishments for non-violent crimes.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Jan. 2025
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So far, the baptism ceremonies taking place in Kosovo have stirred no violent opposition, though there have been some angry denunciations online.—
Fatjona Mejdini,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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The Muslim-majority states of Southeast Asia, in particular, see double standards at work in Washington’s denunciation of Russia, pointing to U.S.-initiated or -supported wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and Lebanon, among other conflicts.—
Bilahari Kausikan,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Signing the best starter remaining on the free-agent market would allay those concerns and quell some of the criticism surrounding Atlanta's quiet offseason.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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That has been in the face of harsh, even deeply personal criticism.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Condemnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemnation. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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