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as in denouncing
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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as in criticizing
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 censuring
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 convicting
to find or pronounce guilty
the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began
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as in sentencing
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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“Condemning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condemning. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.
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