smear against [someone]
Frequency: 7.810.1 per million words
Indicates the target of a smear campaign or false accusation.
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Examples (10)
- The politician launched a vicious smear against his opponent.
- The article was accused of spreading a baseless smear against the company.
- He denied all allegations, calling them a calculated smear against his character.
- The opposition party attempted to create a smear against the ruling government.
- They feared the media would twist the facts into a damaging smear against them.
- The investigation uncovered a deliberate smear against the whistleblower.
- This is not investigative journalism; it's a political smear against anyone who disagrees.
- The rumors were part of an organized smear against the organization's leader.
- He was the target of a vicious smear against him by his rivals.
- The campaign relied heavily on a negative smear against the incumbent.