calumniation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calumniation
Noun
  • In a $500 million defamation and elder abuse action of their own, Smokey Robinson and his wife are now going after the four former employees who have accused the Motown legend of rape in a $50 million lawsuit.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 May 2025
  • Baldoni responded with a $400 million defamation countersuit that named not only Lively but also her husband, Ryan Reynolds, their publicist and later Taylor Swift.
    Gemma Allen, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • The libel lawsuit was settled within weeks, CNN reported, with the website issuing a retraction and acknowledging that Kardashian had in fact been robbed at gunpoint.
    Christie D’Zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • In December, Baldoni sued The New York Times for libel following the newspaper’s publication of an article detailing Lively’s accusations.
    Chloe Melas, NBC news, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • That’s when his ugly-American calumny turned to blather.
    Armond White, National Review, 28 May 2025
  • That brings us to the other calumnies Vance and Trump have directed at the Haitians in Springfield.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Calumniation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calumniation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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