as in defamation
the making of false statements that damage another's reputation
warned that the constant vilification of candidates for public office was undermining the people's faith in the political system
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Recent Examples of vilification
Businesses benefiting from minority funding programs are also in line to experience the shockwaves of the President’s vilification of what fellow conservatives view as the infiltration of wokeism into American culture and politics necessitating an end to policies promoting affirmative action.
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Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The way such seed oils are typically made also contributes to their vilification.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
This charge, no less than a modern-day blood libel, is just the latest attack in Amnesty's longstanding campaign of lawfare against and vilification of the State of Israel, having previously accused the Jewish state of the equally unfounded charge of apartheid.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
This leads into how President-elect Trump should not stoop to pettiness, vilification, or revenge.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
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Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The way such seed oils are typically made also contributes to their vilification.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
This charge, no less than a modern-day blood libel, is just the latest attack in Amnesty's longstanding campaign of lawfare against and vilification of the State of Israel, having previously accused the Jewish state of the equally unfounded charge of apartheid.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
This leads into how President-elect Trump should not stoop to pettiness, vilification, or revenge.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vilification
Noun
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The case found Greenpeace liable for defamation and trespassing.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Tate brothers also have an ongoing defamation lawsuit in the Palm Beach Circuit Court.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On New Year’s Eve, Baldoni and nine other plaintiffs, including crisis publicist Melissa Nathan and Abel sued the New York Times for $250 million for libel.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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Lively also advances procedural arguments to dismiss the defamation claims, including that Baldoni brought his lawsuit past the one year window to sue for libel.—
Winston Cho,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Then came subsequent criticism about her selection for the 2024 Women’s Olympic team – especially considering Caitlin Clark’s absence – followed by her Las Vegas Aces’ loss in the 2024 WNBA Finals.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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There have been many waves of criticism, pointing out the impossibility of carrying out the test in a precise or useful way.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Vilification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vilification. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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