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
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Seminole County commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a settlement to have the Supervisor of Elections Office pay its former general counsel $150,000 to drop it from a slander lawsuit.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Armond White, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
He was chucked into prison for slandering a member of the royal family.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The suit, filed this week in Dallas County District court, accuses Gateway Church founder Robert Morris and others of libel, malice, defamation, slander, failure to report, civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress and unjust enrichment.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Seminole County commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved a settlement to have the Supervisor of Elections Office pay its former general counsel $150,000 to drop it from a slander lawsuit.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Verb
But because Palud slanders one of the all-time greatest works of cinema, the raison d’être behind Being Maria is questionable, an ideological ambush.
—Armond White, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
He was chucked into prison for slandering a member of the royal family.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slander
Noun
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On July 18, the president sued the Wall Street Journal's publisher, Dow Jones & Company, as well as its owner, Rupert Murdoch, alleging the story amounted to libel and slander.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Key Facts Trump filed the lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida alleging libel, assault and slander against Murdoch, Dow Jones and the two reporters behind the Journal’s story, according to multiple outlets.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Blood appeared to be smeared across the woman’s nose and mouth and across the sheets, according to court documents.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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In the video, Adira takes a special liking to the lipstick, smearing it all over her own mouth and chin, while Olympia seemed to be taking her mom’s notes on how to perfect a makeup look.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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Spacey’s name was cited on a lengthy list of Epstein’s acquaintances and associates, which were released on Jan. 4, 2024 courtesy of unsealed court documents that were part of a 2015 defamation lawsuit against Epstein’s right-hand woman, Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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The Indiana Democracy Collective and Indiana Progressive Collaborative, which are named defendants in Watts' defamation lawsuit, collectively raised $1.8 million in 2023, according to their latest publicly available 990 filings.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
14 July 2025
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“Slander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slander. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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