as in defamation
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
his predictable disparagement of the latest fashions among young people
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What the lawsuit says: Baldoni, in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, accuses Lively and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, of defamation and extortion.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Young is accusing the network of defamation and libel.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 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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Lockport Township High School District 205 drew some criticism from parents for deciding to have in-person classes Tuesday, notifying families of the action Monday.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a top aide to President Trump, drew and quickly dismissed a raft of condemnation from Democratic lawmakers, left-wing politicians abroad and others across the internet after twice making what to some looked like a Nazi salute from an inauguration stage.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Faced with racist quotas and restrictive laws, Perkins dared public condemnation—even enduring a congressional crusade for her impeachment—in a desperate effort to save refugees and relocate them to the United States.—
Sara Georgini,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Jan. 2025
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Her publisher tried to stop selling the book after the abuse allegations were revealed.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
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Local News Hill faces felony elder abuse charges, but a judge agreed with attorneys that the trial should not start this month as previously scheduled.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2025
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The main detraction with these was a less comfortable fit.—
Maggie Slepian,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Nov. 2024
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Many smart investors, among them, several of my colleagues, cannot warm up to these stocks because of such obvious detractions as the lack of new products, patent expirations, and price controls.—
Karen Firestone,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2024
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While Woody Johnson is on the receiving end of much ridicule from assorted VOS Gasbags and mouths from other media precincts, he is rarely given credit for presiding over the NFL’s most entertaining reality show.—
Bob Raissman,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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The mantra Jones put forth for the 2024 campaign went on to become an easy target for ridicule.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Disparagement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disparagement. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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