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condoning

ADJECTIVE
approving
Synonyms


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It isn’t about the Court condoning Mr. Olivier’s speech.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

If he had stayed it would have given the impression that "the culture wouldn't change and that we're condoning it", said Annie Nguyen, a 31-year-old American.

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

“They need to be condemned and there’s no place to sit on the fence here: You’re either condemning it or you’re condoning it.”

From Washington Times Oct. 30, 2023

Chief Buthelezi denied ever authorising or condoning human rights abuses and publication of the TRC's final report in 2003 was delayed until a series of changes were made at his insistence.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2023

In the evening, “I often have to shut my ears to their gossip. If I join in, I feel as though I’m condoning them and I feel bad.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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