as in defamations
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
the unfair denigration of the social sciences by some people in the natural sciences
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Noun
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Following Kirk’s death, his supporters flooded X with their criticisms of the episode.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025 -
In the backdrop, the film also weathered criticisms over its portrayal of Mexico and transpeople.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Almost as quickly as the condemnations of political violence came the conspiracy theories on the shooting.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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While other festival heads like Venice’s Alberto Barbera have shared personal condemnations of the violence in Gaza on social media, no festival has weighed into the situation directly as a whole institution.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those who attempt to expose the corruption and abuses fuelling cyber slavery are at risk.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Denigrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denigrations. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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