as in condemnation
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Recent Examples of reprobation
President Alejandro Giammattei was deeply unpopular at home, but other than occasional statements of reprobation from the United States and Europe, had managed to consolidate his control of the justice system with little consequence.
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Sonia Pérez D. and Christopher Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
Fast forward a few years, and reprobation of Walmart’s sharp tactics has faded.
—Marc Levinson, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2021
Coaches and executives around the sport spoke out in a chorus of reprobation.
—Bruce Schoenfeld, Esquire, 25 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprobation
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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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Condemnations Some South American leaders offered some of the strongest and swiftest denunciations, alongside Iran and Russia.—
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In addition to Murton's denunciations of conditions at Cummins and Tucker, his book explores the woefully inadequate women's prison, located on the same grounds as Cummins.—
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Hegseth’s recent censure of Kelly accuses him of Conduct Unbecoming An Officer and Violating Good Order And Discipline (less serious parts of the UCMJ and more open to interpretation).—
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Hegseth this week backed off that losing proposition and instead issued a censure for Kelly and started a process to demote him in retirement, which would reduce his pension.—
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And cornerback Mike Jackson, who had four pass breakups and an interception in the playoff game, dismissed criticism of Evero’s play-calling on the defense’s final drive.—
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The couple, who did not grow up knowing one another because of estrangements in their families, faced criticism from both sets of parents for the union.—
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Putin is a formidable opponent who is worthy of reprehension.—
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Doctorow reserves perhaps his fiercest opprobrium for a very specific target: section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1998.—
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The opprobrium would be too loud.—
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“Reprobation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprobation. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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