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as in denouncing
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
it is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once legal in many places, is now universally condemned
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as in criticizing
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
a report that condemns the working conditions in the factories of many developing countries
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as in censuring
to express public or formal disapproval of
the philosopher's works were once condemned by the church and placed on its list of forbidden books
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as in convicting
to find or pronounce guilty
the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began
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as in sentencing
to impose a judicial punishment on
a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars
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Recent Examples of condemning
Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Immediately following the killing, in contrast to those condemning the murder, many on social media aired frustration and anger toward UnitedHealthcare and the private healthcare industry in general.
—James Factora, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Lee has been outspoken in condemning Israel for the war in the Gaza Strip, for example.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Yet even while condemning the martial law declaration as unconstitutional and acknowledging that Yoon must ultimately be removed from office, Han and most of his party allies balked at impeachment.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The daughter-in-law's family supported her, condemning the mother-in-law's behavior.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The message stopped short of condemning martial law declaration.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
Rather than condemning manhood outright, Seidler advocates for therapists to work with, rather than against, stereotypically masculine traits like stoicism, protectiveness, and problem-solving.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
Other nations have issued statements condemning the invasion of Ukraine, or have provided humanitarian aid, but have stopped short of providing military support.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar are condemning Israel’s deployment into Golan Heights, a plateau about 40 miles southwest of Damascus.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Immediately following the killing, in contrast to those condemning the murder, many on social media aired frustration and anger toward UnitedHealthcare and the private healthcare industry in general.
—James Factora, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
Lee has been outspoken in condemning Israel for the war in the Gaza Strip, for example.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Yet even while condemning the martial law declaration as unconstitutional and acknowledging that Yoon must ultimately be removed from office, Han and most of his party allies balked at impeachment.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
The daughter-in-law's family supported her, condemning the mother-in-law's behavior.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The message stopped short of condemning martial law declaration.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
Rather than condemning manhood outright, Seidler advocates for therapists to work with, rather than against, stereotypically masculine traits like stoicism, protectiveness, and problem-solving.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
Other nations have issued statements condemning the invasion of Ukraine, or have provided humanitarian aid, but have stopped short of providing military support.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemning
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The Center for Countering Digital Hate recently said that X failed to remove nearly 86% of 300 hateful posts a week after the organization reported them.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Finally, there’s the late-to-the-party Johnny (Christopher Sears), a free-spirited recovering heroin addict who brings along his fellow 12-stepper Loren (Barbie Ferreira), the outsider and truth-teller whose appalled at the hateful religious vitriol spewed by Diana.Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Thousands have since taken to the streets, denouncing an assault on democracy.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded to a doctor's viral video denouncing a requirement for hospitals to collect immigrant patient data by appearing to threaten to withdraw funding.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Making it in Russia while criticizing Vladimir Putin?Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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The words echo Delay, Deny, Defend, the title of a 2010 book criticizing the insurance industry.Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Evie, who has recently married another woman, is contemptuous of a religion that doesn’t hold space for her identity.Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Reporters circle, looking for a chance to embarrass the military for accepting Black women into its ranks, while male colleagues are openly disrespectful, with Gen. Halt (Dean Norris) setting a contemptuous example from the top.Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many companies will report strong quarterly growth with a weak (or even modestly positive) outlook but scratch their head as to why the market is punishing the stock.Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Others walk several hours each way, often across rough terrain, leaving them vulnerable to punishing weather and even violence.Cynthia Tully, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Yet feeling out of place has, ironically, brought Escola even closer to their Mary Todd Lincoln, whose fear that a scornful world might keep her offstage gives the show an unexpected pathos.Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
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The president has outlined a deeply misguided foreign policy vision that is distrustful of U.S. allies, scornful of international institutions, and indifferent, if not downright hostile, to the liberal international order that the United States has sustained for nearly eight decades.Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
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“Condemning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemning. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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