as in defamation
the making of false statements that damage another's reputation
warned that the constant vilification of candidates for public office was undermining the people's faith in the political system
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Recent Examples of vilification
What does not help, in any way, is the vilification of people who do not have children.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Unwarranted vilification of the armed forces threatens the United States’ military capabilities.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021
The Virology authors warn that the vilification of scientists whose research supports the zoonosis hypothesis will leave society defenseless when the next pandemic threat emerges.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Despite prolonged suppression and vilification, the animal rights movement has endured.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Unwarranted vilification of the armed forces threatens the United States’ military capabilities.
—Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021
The Virology authors warn that the vilification of scientists whose research supports the zoonosis hypothesis will leave society defenseless when the next pandemic threat emerges.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Despite prolonged suppression and vilification, the animal rights movement has endured.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vilification
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Thursday Rudy Giuliani is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Washington, DC, on a motion to hold him in contempt related to a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Nelson brought and settled two defamation lawsuits over Eminem's statements about her in magazines and on radio talk shows.CBS News, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
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The series’s portrait of John, now a remarried grandfather, bears no trace of the litigious figure who hired Trump attorney L. Lin Wood early on to sue media outlets for libel.Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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In September 2022, PEOPLE reported that the star was dating another of his lawyers, Joelle Rich, who represented him in his 2020 U.K. libel suit against British tabloid The Sun.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Some Israelis demand cease-fire deal, return of hostages Netanyahu faces mounting pressure and criticism from Israelis frustrated with the lack of a cease-fire deal to secure the release of the around 100 remaining hostages in Gaza as the war has raged for more than a year.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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This requires you to put your ego aside and stay genuinely open to new ideas, concerns and even criticisms.Rhoan Morgan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Vilification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vilification. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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