slandered

verb

past tense of slander
as in libeled
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 slandered In court filings, David Brouillette said that his second ex-wife had slandered him. — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 17 July 2026 Now, the ultimate question of whether Walters slandered Miller will return to the district court. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 29 Jan. 2026 Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026 Dearborn has often been slandered for simply coexisting peacefully, because the truth is, some people are uncomfortable, and frankly upset about seeing church steeples and mosque domes share the same skyline on roads. — Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025 Moreno calls accusations ‘slander’ In a statement provided to The Bee, Moreno denied the accusations and said she was being slandered. — Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slandered
  1. smeared
  2. humiliated
  3. disgraced
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  • Sweat glistened on the white foundation smeared across her face.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • One prank involved Quan, Capshaw, and Harrison Ford surprising Spielberg with ice cream smeared all over their faces for one take.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of smeared
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  • However, Rob Shuter is reporting that Meghan believes Kate purposefully humiliated her by recently taking Princess Charlotte on the London Underground.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026
  • His daughter is humiliated, and the message could not be clearer.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of humiliated
Verb
  • Despite their high-profile 1996 divorce, disgraced ex-Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson remained extremely close for years.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Hugo Weaving plays a brilliant but disgraced attorney, drowning in debt, who reluctantly defends an allegedly dangerous dog, battling to save its life.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of disgraced

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“Slandered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slandered. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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