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Recent Examples of crucify
Engineering, literature, philosophy, theater, and the arts flowered; with lasting effects, Romans crucified Jesus and destroyed Jerusalem’s Second Temple.
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Michael Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
He was crucified on Good Friday and resurrected on Easter Sunday.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
First glorified then crucified, Joan’s mythologized fate encapsulates the precarious role of women in society — particularly those in the limelight.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Like, my parents took off work to watch their son get crucified by 12 white children.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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Michael Fontaine, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
He was crucified on Good Friday and resurrected on Easter Sunday.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
First glorified then crucified, Joan’s mythologized fate encapsulates the precarious role of women in society — particularly those in the limelight.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Like, my parents took off work to watch their son get crucified by 12 white children.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucify
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And just this week, Pritzker openly criticized Welch after the governor said the speaker did nothing to stop more than one of his members from berating and verbally abusing staff experts from the governor’s administration called in to explain the hemp issues to the Democratic Caucus.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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However, many criticized Jones for fighting the aging Miocic and not pivoting to fight Aspinall, a younger and seemingly more dangerous fighter who holds the interim title.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Williams regularly berated the militia’s rank and file.Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
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Another aspect to observe is that the AI didn’t berate me for wanting to drink.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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As suggested in the comments, the dryer could be to blame too.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Thibodeau said fatigue is partially to blame for his team’s recent struggles.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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But after one more chuckle, Julia jumps in and scolds her too.Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Copied Share Laughter as Putin appears to scold the moderator Keir Simmons Reporting from Moscow Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov who is moderating the conference scolded people for asking more than one question, only to be mildly mocked by Putin.NBC News, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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While the two sides have excoriated each other and launched public recriminations that sound almost scripted for journalists to write about, their legal disagreement is far less dramatic.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy excoriated Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for launching attacks against energy infrastructure on Christmas Day.Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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That starts with upbraiding Chapman’s would-be assassin, who’s still nursing injuries from being run over by a taxicab — this after handling three other agents quite capably.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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The stupidity of his denigration of the COVID vaccines — there’s that word again — brought him a joint upbraiding by the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2023.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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The upper fangs sank into Wyatt’s left cheek, just below his eye socket, the lower into his top lip and right nostril, flaying his face in four separate places.Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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The massive main compartment flays open completely near the back panel for easy packing and unpacking, with several other zippered access points for stuffing or pulling layers out on-the-go.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Image Some international commentators, including Robert Reich, the former U.S. labor secretary, also faulted the Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs, which earned huge fees for advising Greece on measures to reduce the book value of part of its debt in order to qualify for euro membership.Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Starbucks has denied wrongdoing and faulted the union for breaking off negotiations.Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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