as in reprimands
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
a rare censure of a senator by the full United States Senate for misconduct
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as in condemns
to express public or formal disapproval of
a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office
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as in denounces
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
our society generally censures the taking of another person's life
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as in criticizes
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work
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Recent Examples of censures
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
Some rank-and-file lawmakers also agree that censures are losing their punch.
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Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Nov. 2025
Here’s what to know about censures, and what happened this past week.
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Connor Greene,
Time,
21 Nov. 2025
Jones had sued over his expulsion from the House in 2023 and numerous censures after his reinstatement.
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Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2025
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Aside from the financial cost to the city, Blain’s behavior prompted several council actions, including two censures.
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Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Dec. 2025
Some rank-and-file lawmakers also agree that censures are losing their punch.
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Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Nov. 2025
Here’s what to know about censures, and what happened this past week.
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Connor Greene,
Time,
21 Nov. 2025
Jones had sued over his expulsion from the House in 2023 and numerous censures after his reinstatement.
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Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for censures
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The reprimands have gone beyond rhetoric.
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The judiciary's system for policing misconduct includes punishment such as informal warnings and public reprimands.
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Victim's mother condemns domestic violence In a statement, Beaver's mother, Susan Beaver, said domestic violence affects too many families.
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Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.
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Hezbollah denounces the deal as a threat to Lebanese sovereignty, while Israeli leaders vow not to cede ‘a millimeter’ until the group is fully disarmed.
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The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
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The couple has been targeted by a group called Boycott Divest Zabludowicz, which criticizes them for supporting a pro-Israel lobby.
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That letter, referenced in the Brandeis Center complaint, criticizes the APA for failing to discipline a former division president, Lara Sheehi, for various incendiary comments about Zionism.
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To resent a rival is par for the course in the villa, but Toni and Shakira’s condemnations registered as truly antisocial.
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The condemnations keep coming four days after security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal cuts to biomedical research.
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But Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the ban needlessly punishes the over 150 million Telegram users in the country, instead of the insiders who leaked the exam materials.
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Their primary concern is that the allocation formula punishes rec centers with large bank balances that city parks officials haven’t managed to spend on facilities upgrades or activities.
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The nonprofit blames the lack of progress on government red tape and diminishing federal funding to provide subsidies and incentives.
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Industry, like tobacco companies, turns a blind eye to the problem, continues its mass production to achieve maximum profit and blames the consumer for bad choices.
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Aligned groups, such as Democratic Majority for Israel, have criticized more recent comments, including a May op-ed in which Van Hollen faults Israel for the failure of a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict.
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The legal filing also faults the company’s handling of smoke damage claims, including denials of payments for hygienic testing.
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“Censures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censures. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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