1
as in libels
to make untrue and harmful statements about
of course I want to win the election, but I refuse to defame my opponent in order to do so
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as in accuses
archaic
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
so the harmless old woman was defamed of witchcraft
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In other words, the show is a celebration of America’s 250th birthday, but one that smears a little cake on the country’s face.
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This chilling, starkly beautiful ambient piece draws Nebraska’s marginal whispers to the forefront and smears them across the picture plane.
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As Ukrainian leaders tout shifting war dynamics and conditional openness to talks, Moscow vows to safeguard ally Belarus, which Kyiv accuses of aiding Russian drone strikes, raising regional security tensions.
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The government accuses Morales of financing and encouraging the roadblock protests to destabilize Paz’s administration and force a return to power.
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Diomande just humiliates fullbacks.
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Incompetent leadership humiliates us on the global stage.
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The third reason is the one that indicts FIFA’s model directly—what economists call leakage.
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The film neither glamorizes nor indicts Solanas, who Taylor humanizes without softening or sentimentalizing her.
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“Defames.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defames. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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