1
as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
scientists were quick to decry the claims of the psychic
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2
as in to denounce
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
a statement by the church decrying modern society's liberal attitude regarding marriage and divorce
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Recent Examples of decry
Four years later, partly in response to the behavior of two former students who critiqued her for those comments, Adichie published a blog post decrying cancel culture.
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Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Several venture capitalists investing in European tech startups also decried complex regulatory compliance burdens on their portfolio companies.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
Since then, Republican lawmakers have spent years decrying the costs of Medicaid to the state.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025
So, the folks who decry diversity are usually folks who are descendants from Great Britain (English, Irish, Scottish) as well as Germans.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025
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Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Several venture capitalists investing in European tech startups also decried complex regulatory compliance burdens on their portfolio companies.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
Since then, Republican lawmakers have spent years decrying the costs of Medicaid to the state.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025
So, the folks who decry diversity are usually folks who are descendants from Great Britain (English, Irish, Scottish) as well as Germans.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decry
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Coach Joe Wyatt, formerly an El Camino Real head coach, was dismissed by the Royals in 2022.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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Starmer also dismissed calls to cancel a royal invitation from King Charles to the U.S. President for a U.K. state visit, an offer presented by the British leader at the Oval Office Thursday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Windows users can minimize data collection by adjusting their privacy settings under 'Diagnostics & feedback.' 2.—
Alex Vakulov,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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SpaceX took steps to minimize the chances that the problem would recur on Flight 8.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Several countries have condemned the violence in the strongest terms.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Trump also signed an executive order targeting antisemitism, specifically condemning protests following Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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The intense criticism of the COVID response has left a lingering public distrust in health and diminished their influence.—
Tina Reed,
Axios,
10 Mar. 2025
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The seeming smallness of the story does nothing to diminish the film’s bleakness nor blunt its ultimately devastating impact.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2025
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Musk has repeatedly criticized Social Security, one of the government's most popular programs, and DOGE staffers have been working inside the agency.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Hutchins’ mother, Olga Solovey, has criticized Baldwin’s response.—
Rachel Brodsky,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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Recently, however, doctors have started reporting more cases of iodine-deficient hypothyroidism—and our salt preferences may be at least partially to blame.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Democratic establishment’s focus on blaming Trump for those price spikes represents a stark break from its activists, who have launched a protest movement arguing that Trump is a budding dictator with no regard for the Constitution.—
Steve Peoples,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Decry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decry. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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