as in condemnation
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
the official denunciation of the congresswoman's actions before the full house
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Recent Examples of denunciation
Most are snide and strident, petty and self-serving, and their bickersome denunciations turn monotonous in ways that suggest, at times, a less-than-generous deity in the director’s chair.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
Rather than join in the bitter denunciations raging between Protestants and Catholics, Castellio condemned intolerance itself.
—Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
Beyond shrill denunciations, this time around China has tightened the economic vise, discouraging travel to Japan and reimposing a ban on seafood imports.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 30 Nov. 2025
His denunciations only confirm the work of all our journalists to find and report the truth.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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The shooting inflamed tensions a day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, prompting protests and condemnation from state and city officials there.—
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Elon Musk’s xAI has restricted its AI chatbot Grok’s image generation capabilities to paying subscribers only, following widespread condemnation over its use to create non-consensual sexualized images of real women and children.—
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His only discipline was an oral reprimand in 2025 after Chief Paul Humphrey found him at fault in a crash.—
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Lenard saw people smiling, laughing, making small talk, and watching their kids enjoy themselves without criticism or reprimands.—
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“Denunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denunciation. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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