as in slighting
intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value
the usual decrying remarks about the clothes that the stars wore to the awards ceremony
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as in dismissing
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
scientists were quick to decry the claims of the psychic
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as in denouncing
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
a statement by the church decrying modern society's liberal attitude regarding marriage and divorce
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Recent Examples of decrying
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Team Melli was essentially the home team in the Los Angeles area for its second straight match in front of a stadium packed with fans from the diaspora both supporting the Iranians and decrying the government, with boos of the anthem and hundreds of pre-revolutionary Lion and Sun flags displayed.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Advocacy groups bought ads, held rallies and sent letters and news releases decrying Assembly leaders for backing the governors’ cuts.
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Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Protesters decrying overtourism have shot water pistols at tour buses.
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Seth Doane,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
This was not Myles Garrett decrying organizational ineptitude until the Cleveland Browns dropped $160 million on the edge rusher’s doorstep.
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Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Hassane spoke at the afternoon news conference about the deadly attack at his institution this morning, decrying the conditions that could create such violence.
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Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Think, dear reader, of the actor Matthew Rhys, who just this week gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal decrying, quite rightly, the lack of headphone use running rampant among video watchers in public spaces the world over.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
Investors, decrying the lack of specifics, sold off stocks.
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Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Verb
Following the revelation, social media was deluged by comments from AMD consumers decrying the move.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Team Melli was essentially the home team in the Los Angeles area for its second straight match in front of a stadium packed with fans from the diaspora both supporting the Iranians and decrying the government, with boos of the anthem and hundreds of pre-revolutionary Lion and Sun flags displayed.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
Advocacy groups bought ads, held rallies and sent letters and news releases decrying Assembly leaders for backing the governors’ cuts.
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Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Protesters decrying overtourism have shot water pistols at tour buses.
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Seth Doane,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
This was not Myles Garrett decrying organizational ineptitude until the Cleveland Browns dropped $160 million on the edge rusher’s doorstep.
—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Hassane spoke at the afternoon news conference about the deadly attack at his institution this morning, decrying the conditions that could create such violence.
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Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Think, dear reader, of the actor Matthew Rhys, who just this week gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal decrying, quite rightly, the lack of headphone use running rampant among video watchers in public spaces the world over.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
Investors, decrying the lack of specifics, sold off stocks.
—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decrying
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Considering there were only 33 appearances this past season, such Heat prudence hardly could be viewed as insulting.
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What Florence has been doing is consistent and insulting.
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Integration Calling genomics the most powerful data asset in biopharma does not mean dismissing other data types.
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For now, Comcast is dismissing M&A talk, but there also is the matter of timing.
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During Democratic presidencies, which the DSA mostly spends denouncing the occupant of the Oval Office as a sellout, Democratic loyalists have less patience for factional complaints.
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The crisis that healthcare professionals on and off the island have been denouncing for years has mobilized nonprofit health organizations in Miami, which are preparing to act immediately in the event sociopolitical change comes to the island.
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No one should be subject to listening to the most degrading and profane words that now seem popular with some people.
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According to the company, the electronic attack variant is intended to provide non-kinetic effects on the battlefield by disrupting and degrading enemy sensors and reconnaissance networks.
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The end goal should not be minimizing the number of systems per se, but rather making sure those systems can be adjusted and integrated quickly to keep up with changing business demands.
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Under the former, the priority is to continue providing water and wastewater services while minimizing creditor losses and restructuring the company so a new owner can be found.
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Lot is often described in the Qurʾān, and in subsequent interpretive traditions, in the role of condemning the men of Sodom for lusting after men rather than women.
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Officials in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also came out with statements on Saturday condemning Iran.
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According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, 37-year-old Adam Mazur-Baker was arraigned Tuesday on one count of using a computer to commit a crime and one count of malicious use of telecommunications services.
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This command executes malicious code inside the AppleScript directly.
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Others expressed concerns about diminishing Black voting power.
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Movies Are Good, Actually By Michael O’Donnell A film critic’s new book attacks the medium for diminishing culture.
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