1
as in to condemn
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
the church council denounced the bishop's teachings, officially declaring them to be heresy
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as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
denounced the shoddy merchandise that the local shops were foisting on tourists
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as in to censure
to express public or formal disapproval of
the governor has denounced the court's decision and vows to press for a constitutional amendment
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Recent Examples of denounce
During the McCarthy period, Robeson’s passport was lifted, he was denounced as a traitor, and his career was destroyed.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
However, amid the series’ release, Murdaugh has denounced the dramatization of his family’s tragic story.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Eddy came under fire after the op-ed published, with Angel City FC and the team's captain, center back Sarah Gorden, both denouncing the piece.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Spanberger denounced the messages though Earle-Sears faulted her for not calling on Jones to drop out of the race.
—Margaret Barthel, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
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Most lawmakers who condemned the incident did not call it a murder in their public statements.—
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The United States should be condemned by the international community and all peoples of this earth.—
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House Democrats swiftly criticized the Senate.—
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Bibelheimer also had good reason to criticize the film, as Ferrell’s portrayal of her was wildly at odds with the truth.—
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Recently, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth censured Kelly, aiming to reduce his rank and its commensurate pension.—
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Instead, Hegseth censured Kelly, and prepared to demote Kelly, which would affect his pension.—
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Chipotle and Cava both reported weaker sales this fall, blaming a slowdown among younger diners who are packing lunches instead.—
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The hurricane has been blamed for 77 deaths, according to the Pan American Health Organization.—
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On Earth, tectonic faulting in the seafloor enables water to plunge kilometers down into the rock, and as fresh faults are opened up by shifting tectonic plates, new rock is exposed, maintaining the nutrient supply released into the ocean through hydrothermal vents.—
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Nineteen students and two teachers were killed, and investigations have faulted the police response and suggested that a 77-minute delay in police mounting a counterassault could have contributed to the carnage.—
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Performers have been reprimanded for making racist, sexist and homophobic jokes during shows in the late 1990s and 2000s, according to Westword, and Stock Show officials were quick to apologize.—
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His popularity in other corners was evident in an October appearance on The View, in which cohost Whoopi Goldberg had to reprimand the audience for shouting out too many supportive exclamations.—
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Fret about finding ways to score and the offense punishes you.—
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The state’s drought-free status is welcome news for water managers, but residents in some regions are still recovering from a series of punishing atmospheric river storms that brought intense rain and flooding.—
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“Denounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denounce. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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