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Recent Examples of reprehension Putin is a formidable opponent who is worthy of reprehension. Arkansas Online, 17 June 2021
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The criticism is somewhat reminiscent of Texans slamming Sen. Ted Cruz for fleeing to Cancun during a statewide freeze and power loss disaster in 2021.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Meta is removing employee criticism over its hiring of UFC CEO Dana White from an internal company messaging system.
    Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His statements — including Holocaust denial, racist denunciations of Muslims and immigrants, and his 1987 proposal to forcibly isolate people with AIDS in special facilities — shocked his critics and strained his political alliances.
    Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • President Alejandro Giammattei was deeply unpopular at home, but other than occasional statements of reprobation from the United States and Europe, had managed to consolidate his control of the justice system with little consequence.
    Sonia Pérez D. and Christopher Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
  • Fast forward a few years, and reprobation of Walmart’s sharp tactics has faded.
    Marc Levinson, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • The moves sparked a wave of opprobrium from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which accused Israel of attacking Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Indeed, Hezbollah’s overt ties to Iran have drawn opprobrium from Lebanon’s other religious sects.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Fact-checking is not beyond reproach, and community notes can be effective as part of a broader moderation system.
    Brian Barrett, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
  • To the extent that U.S. allies appear to act in a manner similar to Iran—but without meaningful reproach—the task of containing Iranian threats to U.S. interests, and speaking credibly in support of those facing injustice inside Iran, will be all the more difficult.
    Andrew Miller, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2018

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“Reprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprehension. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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