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or libellous
as in erroneous
causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name
libelous statements about a celebrity for which the tabloid was sued
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Recent Examples of libelous
In Britain, Musk has called for the release of Tommy Robinson, a far-right extremist who was jailed for 18 months in October for repeating a libelous claim about a Syrian refugee schoolboy attacking girls.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Robinson was sentenced late last year to a year and a half in prison due to violating a court order prohibiting him from repeating libelous allegations about a Syrian refugee, and Musk has been calling for his release.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
These are false, libelous claims.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Some typical British editor got scared because everything is potentially libelous.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Robinson was sentenced late last year to a year and a half in prison due to violating a court order prohibiting him from repeating libelous allegations about a Syrian refugee, and Musk has been calling for his release.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
These are false, libelous claims.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Some typical British editor got scared because everything is potentially libelous.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libelous
Adjective
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Who never bothered to delete the erroneous post.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Then, in 2005, the Texas First Court of Appeals overturned Yates’ conviction after finding the forensic psychiatrist who testified for the prosecution gave erroneous testimony that may have prejudiced the jury.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The parents and other relatives of children killed in the shooting said Jones’ defamatory claims haunted them for years and led to harassment and death threats.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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At that time, Taj Jackson called the allegations false and defamatory.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The group’s ads on his past felony bank fraud charges were decried by Ford as slanderous.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Keefer called these claims baseless and slanderous.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Moreover, most of the assertions made by those seeking to undermine the dark matter hypothesis are now demonstrably incorrect, ruled out by the existing data.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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Administrative errors or outdated income information can also lead to incorrect withholding amounts, which may temporarily increase what's taken until corrected.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The New England Patriots' latest scandal Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel left his team on Day 3 of the draft this year, turning his attention to his family after several scandalous photos of him and NFL reporter Dianna Russini leaked in recent weeks.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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The museum used to be marked by a slightly scandalous sculpture of the Playboy bunny symbol at its entrance.—
Laura Ratliff,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But that confidence could harbor false hope, says Kelly Richardson, principal of Richardson Ober LLP, a California law firm known for offering community association advice, and a monthly contributing writer to the Southern California News Group.—
Amancai Biraben,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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The indictment also charges Meade and West each with one count of conspiracy to obstruct and defeat the Internal Revenue Service, five counts of attempts to interfere with administration of internal revenue laws and seven counts of aiding or assisting the filing of false documents, officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Libelous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libelous. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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