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- verb Present participle of
villainize .
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Examples
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You could hardly go too far in villainizing BP down in New Orleans and southeastern Louisiana.
New Orleans Lawmaker Faces Uncertain Future As Cultures Clash 2010
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You could hardly go too far in villainizing BP down in New Orleans and southeastern Louisiana.
New Orleans Lawmaker Faces Uncertain Future As Cultures Clash 2010
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He deplores Toronto's spirit-breaking, "villainizing" tactics.
PTBC J-Log 2008
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As a moderate Democrat, I'd rather see Kendrick Meek, who is earnest and hard-working, but Crist seems like a straight-shooter who's at least willing to consider arguments from across the political spectrum without villainizing his ideological opponents.
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Okay, instead of wasting money on blasting the president and further villainizing the Republican party for an election it really needs to win, maybe the GOP should come up with viable solutions to what they perceive to be problems?
First on the CNN Ticker: RNC slams Obama in first TV ad 2009
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Franklin said public scrutiny is good, but she cautioned against villainizing teachers.
Former Atlanta mayor weighs in on school cheating scandal 2011
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Instead of villainizing aggression and risk-taking, society needs to find a way to channel them into productivity.
A Different Extremism… On the Rise? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010
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It's also because I was personally interested in the story there, as I think a lot of people were this year -- this publisher we were so accustomed to villainizing seemed, to all appearances, to be not only gaining a soul, but to be aiming to make amends.
Stop Making Sense SVGL 2008
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For how often is the fact that peaceful, innocent Muslims were also killed on 9/11 brushed aside as inconvenient to the practice of villainizing the religion as a whole?
Susan Deily-Swearingen: Teaching Architecture in the Age of the Great "Mosque" Debate 2010
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This election should be decided on merit, not on villainizing MSNBC, which, last time I checked, is not running for office.
Breaking: Hillary Campaign Goes To War With MSNBC Over Chelsea "Pimp" Comment 2009
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