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Recent Examples of vilification Next, the pop star, 25, opened up about how incorporating her sexuality into her work has resulted in some of the vilification that Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have experienced over the years. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 What does not help, in any way, is the vilification of people who do not have children. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 Unwarranted vilification of the armed forces threatens the United States’ military capabilities. Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021 The Virology authors warn that the vilification of scientists whose research supports the zoonosis hypothesis will leave society defenseless when the next pandemic threat emerges. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vilification 
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Noun
  • Young is accusing the network of defamation and libel.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • What the lawsuit says: Baldoni, in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, accuses Lively and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, of defamation and extortion.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His barrister, David Sherborne, who represented Johnny Depp in his libel suit against The Sun, was pictured arriving at the Rolls Building in the past hour.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
  • What To Know Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran, is suing CNN, accusing the network of defamation and libel.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Signing the best starter remaining on the free-agent market would allay those concerns and quell some of the criticism surrounding Atlanta's quiet offseason.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Lockport Township High School District 205 drew some criticism from parents for deciding to have in-person classes Tuesday, notifying families of the action Monday.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Vilification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vilification. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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