denounced

past tense of denounce
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of denounced She was denounced as a terrible mother, vilified as a threat to the community, and jailed for nearly a year for making Facebook posts about the cop who shot her only child. Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 And groups like the Environmental Integrity Project and the Sierra Club have denounced it as a leading polluter of mercury among Texas power plants and expressed concern that two coal ash ponds are causing chemicals to seep into groundwater in the area. Juan Salinas Ii, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Dec. 2024 Relatives of most, but not all the victims, denounced Biden’s Christmas week decision to spare the killers. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denounced
Verb
  • Her kids will be condemned to doing worse throughout their entire lives.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That treaty made Egypt the first Arab country to formally recognize the state of Israel, a move condemned by other Arab nations but which led to demilitarization of the Sinai Peninsula that lies between Israel and Egypt.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Bo French, the chairman of the Tarrant County, Texas, GOP, criticized Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, alleging that an emphasis on DEI programs had undermined the military's effectiveness.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Some of Mangione's supporters have left messages of praise for him, while others have criticized the fundraising efforts.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Caretakers at All Things Wild Rehabilitation believe that Polly, a 1-year-old Pekin duck who's missing part of her bill, was dumped at a pond by her former owner and attacked by a snapping turtle.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Two months after the end of the Korean War, the United States signed a bilateral mutual security treaty with South Korea in which Washington committed to come to Seoul’s aid if it were attacked.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Duran is currently serving a three-match suspension after the club failed in a bid to overturn it but could now be punished further.
    Ben Burrows, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Or will they be punished for what Gi-hun and his friends tried to do in the Season 2 finale?
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 30 Dec. 2024

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“Denounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denounced. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.

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