DENOUNCEMENTS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

denouncements

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Noun

The bicentennial occurred during an election year, with all the partisan denunciations that entails (though when Jimmy Carter narrowly beat Ford, no one thought of contesting the results).

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
As usual, denunciations of cancel culture were big.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026

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To resent a rival is par for the course in the villa, but Toni and Shakira’s condemnations registered as truly antisocial.

— Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
The condemnations keep coming four days after security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal cuts to biomedical research.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 9 June 2026

Definition of condemnations

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Still, the desire to avoid a cycle of censures could prompt even the most moderate Republicans to vote against the censure.

— Emily Brooks, The Hill, 22 Feb. 2026
Aside from the financial cost to the city, Blain’s behavior prompted several council actions, including two censures.

— Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025

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Wildfires have also scorched thousands of acres in Arizona, which led Phoenix to ban all fireworks on city property including parks and within 1 mile of nature preserves, with punishments including $2,500 fines.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
The parliament in England created laws against Quakers, forbidding them to worship freely, charging them with punishments for refusing to take oaths or refusing to remove their hats.

— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 3 July 2026

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Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

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