1
as in to denounce
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
it is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once legal in many places, is now universally condemned
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2
as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
a report that condemns the working conditions in the factories of many developing countries
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as in to censure
to express public or formal disapproval of
the philosopher's works were once condemned by the church and placed on its list of forbidden books
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as in to convict
to find or pronounce guilty
the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began
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as in to sentence
to impose a judicial punishment on
a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars
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Recent Examples of condemn
South Carolina allows condemned inmates to choose whether to die by lethal injection, electric chair or firing squad.
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CBS News, 8 May 2025
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel strongly condemned the incident, calling it a dangerous example of adults making bad decisions and putting lives at risk.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
Mayor Adams condemned the protest by making a plea to their parents on live television.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Buddhist scholars and religious leaders also condemned the sale.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 7 May 2025
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CBS News, 8 May 2025
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel strongly condemned the incident, calling it a dangerous example of adults making bad decisions and putting lives at risk.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
Mayor Adams condemned the protest by making a plea to their parents on live television.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Buddhist scholars and religious leaders also condemned the sale.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condemn
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The late pope criticized both laissez-faire capitalism and state-centric socialism, giving shape to a distinctly Catholic vein of economic teaching.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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As a cardinal, Robert Prevost didn’t hesitate to criticize the Trump administration when necessary.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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He also was convicted of murdering a woman in California and was a suspect in murders in Louisiana and Mississippi.—
Jim Saunders,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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If convicted, Combs could face up to life in prison.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Figueroa pleaded guilty to defrauding Amtrak’s healthcare plan, was sentenced to three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay restitution of $9.05 million.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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According to Reuters, many locals have blamed the sites for creating an unsustainable rental environment, reducing housing supply and making rent unaffordable for locals.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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As negotiations resume, the costs of economic stagnation are compounding—while the limits of blaming sanctions alone become harder to ignore.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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In 2021, then-Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., was censured after sharing an anime video of himself killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swinging swords at Biden.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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At the time, his House Un-American Activities Committee was causing undue terror around the nation, but thanks to Murrow’s newscasts on CBS, the junior senator from Wisconsin was ultimately investigated and censured by 1954.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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And now, the family is suing the producers and distributors of the documentary, including Disney and National Geographic, faulting them for the slaying.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2025
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In the 1935 ruling, the court upheld for-cause removal protections for Federal Trade Commission members, faulting Roosevelt's firing of a commissioner for policy differences.—
John Kruzel,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The national opioid settlements punished pharmaceutical manufacturers and some pharmacies for their role in fueling the opioid epidemic, which began with prescription painkillers and ultimately morphed into fentanyl.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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And will Joe be punished by the jury for voting out his allies?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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The justices also reprimanded federal authorities for failing to provide the detainees with more due process under the Alien Enemies Act.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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One of the central conflicts begins when the cute five-year-old daughter, I-Jing (Nina Ye), is reprimanded by her otherwise aloof grandfather for being left-handed.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
14 May 2025
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“Condemn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemn. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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