as in reprimand
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
a condemnation of the war by the international community
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Recent Examples of condemnation
The White House’s action against the AP has drawn condemnation from dozens of media organizations, First Amendment groups and other outlets.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Türk’s condemnation of the Hamas ceremony, however, rang hollow for many who pointed out the U.N.’s reluctance to condemn the terror organization by name.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Worldwide condemnation Criticism was swift and worldwide.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
The scenes during Saturday’s hostage handover have drawn condemnation from Israel.
—Sophie Tanno and Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Türk’s condemnation of the Hamas ceremony, however, rang hollow for many who pointed out the U.N.’s reluctance to condemn the terror organization by name.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Worldwide condemnation Criticism was swift and worldwide.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
The scenes during Saturday’s hostage handover have drawn condemnation from Israel.
—Sophie Tanno and Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemnation
Noun
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Censure is an official reprimand that can be undertaken by the House and the Senate for their respective members.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Censure is a formal and public reprimand issued by a legislative body to express disapproval of a member's actions.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a 224 to 198 vote, the House approved a censure resolution against Green, with 10 Democrats joining all Republicans in favor of the move.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In the end, however, Johnson decided to go with Newhouse’s censure resolution.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Team members need to feel safe to voice their opinions, ask judgment-free questions, and admit mistakes without fear of punishment and humiliation.—
Martin Zwilling,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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When failure is punished, people stop trying for fear of punishment, and progress slows to a crawl.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their desire for freedom was at the same time a denunciation of serfdom.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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The denunciation of companies buying back stock has even worked itself into tax policy, as there is now a 1% excise tax applied to the value of stock repurchased by a corporation.—
Richard Mansouri,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The event gave the royals the opportunity to put on a united front in the face of Harry and Meghan's criticisms made during the show.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, interviews with more than two dozen people showed that Trump's aides at the White House and USAGM wanted the network to reflect Trump's successes and to tamp down on criticisms of him - a consistent thread of recent developments.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Condemnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemnation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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