as in condemnation
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Recent Examples of reprehension
Putin is a formidable opponent who is worthy of reprehension.
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Arkansas Online, 17 June 2021
Arkansas Online, 17 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprehension
Noun
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Democrats in Congress appeared unified in their condemnation of the Oval Office meeting, viewing Trump and Vance's attacks on Zelenskyy as either aiding Putin or seeking to impress him.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The massacres brought condemnations from the U.S. and Israel, while the European Union sought to retain a neutral stance.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a 224 to 198 vote, the House approved a censure resolution against Green, with 10 Democrats joining all Republicans in favor of the move.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In the end, however, Johnson decided to go with Newhouse’s censure resolution.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Focus on professional factors rather than personal criticisms.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Prominent pro-Israel voices, as well as critics of Israel, defended the movie — or at least called on their allies to tone down the criticism.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Its political figures — particularly Gov. Gavin Newsom, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Senator-elect Adam Schiff — have sought and achieved notoriety for their public denunciations of Trump.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2024
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Their desire for freedom was at the same time a denunciation of serfdom.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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President Alejandro Giammattei was deeply unpopular at home, but other than occasional statements of reprobation from the United States and Europe, had managed to consolidate his control of the justice system with little consequence.—
Sonia Pérez D. and Christopher Sherman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 July 2023
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Fast forward a few years, and reprobation of Walmart’s sharp tactics has faded.—
Marc Levinson,
WSJ,
7 Mar. 2021
Noun
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The filmmaker rarely does press but his speech on Oscar night garnered plenty of column inches and drew opprobrium from more than 1,000 Jewish show business professionals who signed a letter denouncing it.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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The reaction from some prominent Trump supporters on social media to the document release, particularly the lack of new information, was swift and damning, with lots of criticism for the right-wing influencers involved — but much of the opprobrium reserved for Bondi.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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In one fell swoop, that verdict rejected decades of Madigan and his loyalists polishing the image of the once-mighty speaker as a politician above reproach, a statesman who never crossed the line, a lawyer with a personal code of conduct that kept him on the straight and narrow.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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These leaders tend to maintain an image of invulnerability, staying above reproach and immune to personal or professional setbacks.—
Alan Fleischmann,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Reprehension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprehension. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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