as in libel
the making of false statements that damage another's reputation
instead of resorting to slander, the candidates should be outlining their plans for getting us out of this mess
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as in to libel
to make untrue and harmful statements about
for some reason, that newspaper seems determined to slander one particular celebrity
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Recent Examples of slander
NBC news,
12 Apr. 2026
Online filings show Harry and his friend, Mark Dyer, a former trustee at the charity, are being sued for either libel or slander.
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Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
17 Jan. 2026
Where is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Zohran Mamdani and the rest of the radical fringe left who take every opportunity to demagogue and slander Israel, and yet not one word about Iran?
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Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
This narrative that has been created, that image that anyone who speaks against a revolution is thrown into jail, that’s a big lie, that’s a slander, and that’s part of that construct, in order to vilify and to engage a character assassination of the Cuban Revolution.
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NBC news,
12 Apr. 2026
Online filings show Harry and his friend, Mark Dyer, a former trustee at the charity, are being sued for either libel or slander.
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Brian Melley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
Shocking lies Within hours, the administration was slandering her.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
17 Jan. 2026
Where is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Zohran Mamdani and the rest of the radical fringe left who take every opportunity to demagogue and slander Israel, and yet not one word about Iran?
—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slander
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Baldoni, who denied the allegations, filed a gargantuan defamation suit for $400 million against Lively and her camp, as well as a $250 million libel suit against The New York Times’ coverage of the claims.
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Sabellico sued him for libel, arguing those comments were malicious and defamatory.
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The restaurant sources its birotes from Duran’s to make the open-face, bean and cheese-smeared breakfast sandwiches popular throughout Mexico.
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That slows down the process of multiple shockwaves merging into larger ones and allows the atmosphere to weaken the smaller shockwaves to smear out the sharp pressure change into a more gradual increase.
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That case requires a public official claiming defamation to prove the defendant knew their statement was false at the time or demonstrated reckless disregard of its falsity, a standard known as actual malice.
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Carroll sued Trump shortly thereafter, accusing him of defamation.
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“Slander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slander. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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