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or libellous
as in erroneous
causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name
libelous statements about a celebrity for which the tabloid was sued
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Recent Examples of libelous
In recent weeks, though, her group has doubled in size, and while in the past there were only two or three posts per day, Mitchell and her new moderators now have to wade through 60-plus comments ranging from helpful to libelous.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
And in this age of clickbait journalism, even those members of the legacy media have resorted to libelous headlines and false reports to generate views.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
These are false, libelous claims.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
And in this age of clickbait journalism, even those members of the legacy media have resorted to libelous headlines and false reports to generate views.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
These are false, libelous claims.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libelous
Adjective
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Lauber ruled that discounted cash flow valuation of land is erroneous as a matter of law.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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One subject of a Raffi Khatchadourian piece complained that multiple details about his life were made up and demanded to know what idiot had given Khatchadourian the erroneous details.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The complaint seeks at least $10 billion in damages, alleging that The Wall Street Journal knowingly published false and defamatory claims in a July 17 report.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this year a Delaware judge ruled that Newsmax did air defamatory statements about Dominion by falsely accusing the company of rigging the 2020 election.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Shopping for a new kitchen sink can be daunting since an incorrect decision can be expensive.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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An error occurred during the issuance of the test certificates due to incorrect entry of IP addresses.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The vibe is slightly scandalous and dimly lit, basically everything a good speakeasy should be.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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The term was coined in the 1990s when the antics of the players and scandalous incidents resembled something of a high-octane soap opera.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Representatives for James have called the fraud claims made against her politically motivated and false.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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On the next play, Taylor was called for a false-start penalty.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Apple had to claw back key features, including its (very funny but very inaccurate) text message and news app summaries.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The agent’s outputs could be inaccurate, irrelevant or even risky, negatively impacting ROI.—
Manosiz Bhattacharyya,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Libelous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libelous. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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