Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commination
Noun
  • Carr has multiple probes in progress, and his investigation into CBS over the editing of an interview with Kamala Harris has drawn condemnations from both liberal and conservative advocacy groups that describe it as a threat to the Constitutional right to free speech.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The politically explosive ruling drew condemnation from her right-wing allies in Europe and across the Atlantic.
    Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Her government sought to intimidate critical journalists and moved to replace top officials at Italy’s public broadcaster RAI, earning a public reprimand from the European Commission for restricting the media’s independence.
    Nathalie Tocci, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2025
  • In any case, now that Quinn has summoned Beck and Reacher to face a reprimand and possibly a firing squad, Reacher has resolved to kill Quinn for good this time.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Out of the privation, the challenge, and the censure of slavery and the unfulfilled promise of post-Reconstruction justice, Black musicians embraced experimentation and innovation, ingenuity and joy, and a multigenerational call and response speaking truth to power that endures to the present day.
    Elizabeth Alexander, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The commissioners held an executive session Monday, an hour before the district sent an email with the Tuesday censure agenda item.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Commination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commination. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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