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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
If there were whispers that something more perverse or calamitous might have transpired, they were branded libelous, sensationalist, or otherwise untrue.
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Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Picasso supporters attacked the book, calling it libelous and vindictive.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
Gottlieb has previously defended her methods and called ProPublica's reporting libelous but not identified any inaccuracies in the reporting.
—Hannah Dreyfus, ProPublica, 26 May 2023
The second is that the websites cannot be held legally responsible for most of what their users post online, shielding the companies from lawsuits over libelous speech, extremist content and real-world harm linked to their platforms.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
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Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Picasso supporters attacked the book, calling it libelous and vindictive.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
Gottlieb has previously defended her methods and called ProPublica's reporting libelous but not identified any inaccuracies in the reporting.
—Hannah Dreyfus, ProPublica, 26 May 2023
The second is that the websites cannot be held legally responsible for most of what their users post online, shielding the companies from lawsuits over libelous speech, extremist content and real-world harm linked to their platforms.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libelous
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An employee with responsibility for small package delivery expense accounting intentionally made erroneous accounting accrual entries to hide about $151 million of cumulative delivery expenses from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024, Macy’s indicated.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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In a statement accompanying its quarterly earnings results, the department store chain said a single employee responsible for small package delivery expense accounting had intentionally created erroneous cost entries from the fourth quarter of 2021 through the third quarter of 2024.Rob Wile, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
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But an incorrect response loses any points the team might’ve already gained from this clue, and another team is allowed to steal.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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The toy maker advised parents that the label was incorrect and directed consumers who had already purchased the product to discard its packaging and contact Mattel Customer Service.Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Putting the scandalous album cover to the side, Head Games captures Foreigner at their arena-rock best, blending raw energy with slick production.Darryn King, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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But while Diana's dress had a decorative train and a scandalous, above-the-knee hemline, the Spencers's gowns fell all the way to the floor.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2024
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Not least because they could easily be employed to provide a false impression of impartiality, while actually hiding their own biases in a way that the audience might not even be aware of.Federico Guerrini, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Facebook post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
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Poor quality or insufficient data may lead to inaccurate outcomes.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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To make matters worse, several news outlets repeated the inaccurate findings.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Libelous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libelous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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