as in condemnation
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Recent Examples of denouncement
Following Rourke’s denouncement of the GoFundMe effort, Hines told fans that if Rourke didn’t want the money, donors would be reimbursed.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
In coordination with former President Franklin Roosevelt’s public denouncement of discrimination of Black Americans, Plato, president of the Plato Construction Company, was contracted to build 88 houses on the site of Camp Taylor, the former military installation in southwest Louisville.
—Steve Wiser, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Nov. 2025
To their credit, the Young Republicans organization issued a strong denouncement of the comments, although I was horrified by reading the online responses to it.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
The quiet denouncement of Bob’s martyrdom complex points to people of color’s self-sufficiency.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Kennedy has long held anti-vaccine beliefs that came to a head with his denouncement of the Covid-19 vaccines.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2026
In coordination with former President Franklin Roosevelt’s public denouncement of discrimination of Black Americans, Plato, president of the Plato Construction Company, was contracted to build 88 houses on the site of Camp Taylor, the former military installation in southwest Louisville.
—Steve Wiser, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Nov. 2025
To their credit, the Young Republicans organization issued a strong denouncement of the comments, although I was horrified by reading the online responses to it.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
The quiet denouncement of Bob’s martyrdom complex points to people of color’s self-sufficiency.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Kennedy has long held anti-vaccine beliefs that came to a head with his denouncement of the Covid-19 vaccines.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denouncement
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The immigration crackdown and shootings drew widespread condemnation and calls for federal authorities to leave.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Nobody would have been surprised to hear Bad Bunny use one of the year’s biggest stages to levy direct condemnation of the administration’s dehumanizing bigotry.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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Other Canadian Jewish groups offered stronger denunciations of the new approach.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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The killings have stoked massive protests, heated denunciations of ICE from Democrats and pleas for de-escalation from business leaders.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Across Europe, officials have had or resign or face censure after the Epstein files revealed relationships that were more extensive than previously disclosed.—
Jill Lawless,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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At the time of his censure, Wyatt was vice chairman.—
Reed Williams,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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For its part, Housewives has sugarcoated neither Gay’s clashes with the Mormon Church and subsequent estrangement from some friends and family members, nor the painful excommunication of her castmate and cousin Whitney Rose.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
12 Nov. 2025
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It’s been reported that Stuckmann was at least partly inspired by matters from his own life, particularly his sister’s excommunication from the Jehovah’s Witnesses.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Santa Clara, California — Mike Vrabel made his nnname in the NFL as a crunching outside linebacker, delivering punishment to opposing offenses and blowing up their plays on his way to winning multiple Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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He was sentenced to an unconditional discharge, leaving his conviction intact but sparing him any punishment.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors allege Taylor and Brannon ran a cult-like organization that coerced and stripped followers of their autonomy under threats of physical violence, food deprivation and eternal damnation.—
Christopher Spata Tampa Bay Times,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2026
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But some believe a traveling, apocalyptic preacher convinced her that killing Noah, John, Paul, Luke and Mary was the only way to save them from eternal damnation.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The standoff centered on the now-former assistant attorney general’s public and internal castigation of pediatric gender medicine.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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His reverence for hip-hop led to a poignant self-reflection on whether his new approach would be the subject of castigation among the hip-hop faithful.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Denouncement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denouncement. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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