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as in condemned
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 criticized
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 censured
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 denounced
The European Union’s executive arm has denounced Grok while officials and regulators in France, India, Malaysia and Brazil have condemned the platform and called for investigations.
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
The Venezuelan government declared Maduro the victor, a result that was denounced by opposition leaders and international observers, who accused the regime of stealing votes.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and others denounced the action as an assault on sovereignty and regional stability, while several Caribbean nations expressed alarm and sought to distance themselves from the operation.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
All have denounced Maduro’s abduction.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
The ministry denounced the decision.
—Ahmed Al-Haj, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt.
—Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
China and Russia backers The United States and most Western countries have never recognized the junta as the legitimate government of Myanmar, and the election has been denounced by several governments in the region – including Japan and Malaysia.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
During the McCarthy period, Robeson’s passport was lifted, he was denounced as a traitor, and his career was destroyed.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denounced
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The Miss Universe Organization has since condemned the behavior and limited Itsaragrisil's role in the competition.—
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The ramp, situated near the Green Line’s Central Station, was condemned by the city in April 2025.—
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Officials originally proposed upgrading the city’s largest cricket stadium, The Gabba, to accommodate the Games, though the project’s price tag was heavily criticized.—
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A number of head coaches leading teams at AFCON 2025 in Morocco have criticized the changes to the tournament’s schedule, arguing that AFCON’s current two-year cycle is ideal for the development of African football and related infrastructure.—
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The City Council also has censured him twice.—
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Miller has said she's no longer censured.—
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Authorities quickly blamed the residents and threatened to tear down their homes.—
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Rather, many Iranians instead blamed the leadership for either provoking the conflict or failing to meaningfully defend the country from Israeli – or American – bombs.—
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Auditors faulted the state for not having the investigative chops to catch fraud.—
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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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Shatzman said her group’s complaint is the first time a federal judge has been accused of mistreating staff after being reprimanded following an earlier accusation.—
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The changes have been met with resistance by some in the art world, who have decried the president's rapid changes and withheld their own performances as a form of protest.—
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The president who promised to always put America First and decried foreign interventions that lead to nation-building is now standing astride the globe with the ambition of bending it to his will.—
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This was a creditable Arsenal performance, punctuated — and punished — by two uncharacteristic defensive lapses.—
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Man City won 3-1 against one of the season’s black horses in the EPL, Bournemouth, and punished Dortmund 4-1 in Champions League play.—
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“Denounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denounced. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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