villainize
Example Sentences
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Mr. Newsom, Mr. Porter said, “wants to score political points and villainize the industry responsible for making California a global leader in developing lifesaving treatments and cures and infusing more than $200 billion into the economy and supporting nearly 700,000 jobs.”
From New York Times
Sruti Swaminathan, a staff attorney for Lambda Legal, which is working with other civil liberties groups in mounting a legal challenge to the legislation barring gender-affirming care, said, “This is clearly an effort to villainize us and isolate us because they fear our resilience and our self-love and our collective power.”
From New York Times
"The first thing they do is target us, dehumanize us, villainize us, and then they pass legislation against us."
From Reuters
“It’s shameful for them to further villainize these vulnerable children,” she said.
From Seattle Times
It’s interesting to observe how quick people are to villainize strong women, how fun it is to see the worst.
From New York Times
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