as in condemnation
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
the official denunciation of the congresswoman's actions before the full house
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Recent Examples of denunciation
Their desire for freedom was at the same time a denunciation of serfdom.
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Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
The denunciation of companies buying back stock has even worked itself into tax policy, as there is now a 1% excise tax applied to the value of stock repurchased by a corporation.
—Richard Mansouri, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
But on Tuesday, Ms. Kennedy, 67, unleashed a searing public denunciation of her cousin, delivering a moment that stood out even after the family’s 60 years of public triumphs and tragedies.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Hu himself was repeatedly brought to denunciation rallies, where Red Guards would inveigh against him and seek to humiliate him in public.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
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Michael Bruening, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
The denunciation of companies buying back stock has even worked itself into tax policy, as there is now a 1% excise tax applied to the value of stock repurchased by a corporation.
—Richard Mansouri, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
But on Tuesday, Ms. Kennedy, 67, unleashed a searing public denunciation of her cousin, delivering a moment that stood out even after the family’s 60 years of public triumphs and tragedies.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Hu himself was repeatedly brought to denunciation rallies, where Red Guards would inveigh against him and seek to humiliate him in public.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Denunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denunciation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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