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as in denouncing
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
it is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once legal in many places, is now universally condemned
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as in criticizing
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
a report that condemns the working conditions in the factories of many developing countries
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as in censuring
to express public or formal disapproval of
the philosopher's works were once condemned by the church and placed on its list of forbidden books
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as in convicting
to find or pronounce guilty
the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began
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as in sentencing
to impose a judicial punishment on
a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars
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Recent Examples of condemning
Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
Back at the office, Helly receives news of her resignation request - her outie denied it, condemning her to a lifetime of work.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The day after the fire, the Inter Ocean published a story condemning lapses in safety inspections.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
In English, by the late 16th century, decry took on the meaning of publicly condemning or criticizing something.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
According to Rickards, Keynes wasn’t condemning gold itself but critiquing the rigid gold exchange standard of the 1920s.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The government also issued a statement condemning the killing this year of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Officials also found a handwritten manifesto condemning the health care industry, as NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny previously told Fox News.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
The statement sparked outrage with GOP lawmakers, who slammed Allstate for not explicitly condemning terrorism.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
Back at the office, Helly receives news of her resignation request - her outie denied it, condemning her to a lifetime of work.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
The day after the fire, the Inter Ocean published a story condemning lapses in safety inspections.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
In English, by the late 16th century, decry took on the meaning of publicly condemning or criticizing something.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
According to Rickards, Keynes wasn’t condemning gold itself but critiquing the rigid gold exchange standard of the 1920s.
—Bob Haber, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The government also issued a statement condemning the killing this year of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
—Paul Tilsley, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Officials also found a handwritten manifesto condemning the health care industry, as NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny previously told Fox News.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemning
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Garvey’s legacy has been complicated, especially due to his sometimes hateful and violent rhetoric against Jews, white people, Catholics, and other groups.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
19 Jan. 2025
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The settlement, announced by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, requires Rutgers to take a series of actions to combat discrimination on campus after 400 reports of hateful incidents on campus were filed between July 2023 and June 2024.—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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The governor questioned the project’s future but stopped short of denouncing the possible use of eminent domain to advance the MPRP.—
Gary Collins,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Dec. 2024
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Among those denouncing the deportations was Gandy Thomas, Haiti’s permanent representative of the Organization of American states, an international body that promotes democracy and defends human rights.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
15 Dec. 2024
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While most have become accustomed and perhaps even oblivious to McGregor’s online rants, openly criticizing a business partner is a little dicey.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Shiney-Ajay said Harris should have spent additional time criticizing lawmakers—like Manchin and Congressional Republicans—who limited the administration's climate goals, using it as a chance to emphasize her intent to seek greater climate victories in the future.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Tamil Nadu’s leaders have long been openly contemptuous of Hindu nationalism, and their governing philosophy represents a powerful alternative to Modi’s worldview.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
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The Supreme Court could potentially blow up this trend The largest threat to the trend of fewer death sentences and executions is the Supreme Court’s Republican supermajority, which is often contemptuous of precedents handed down by earlier justices who Republican legal elites view as too liberal.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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In an interview with The Athletic last month, Diggins described the feeling of finishing one of the most punishing endurance tests in all of sports.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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But punishing that behavior means bringing the hammer down on Vietnam, hardly a step that would win Washington strategic support in Hanoi, where a new leadership dominated by public security and military officials actually sees eye to eye with China in some areas.—
Evan A. Feigenbaum,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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What price female solidarity and empowerment, after all, if the weapon of actualization is an abusive system, one that invariably draws Santosh into its clubby, scornful, vigilante mindset?—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Yet feeling out of place has, ironically, brought Escola even closer to their Mary Todd Lincoln, whose fear that a scornful world might keep her offstage gives the show an unexpected pathos.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2024
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“Condemning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemning. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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