flagellated

verb

Definition of flagellatednext
past tense of flagellate
as in whipped
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check

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  1. whipped
  2. slashed
  3. thrashed
Verb
  • The Franklin Fire ignited Monday night after days of extremely dangerous fire conditions when Santa Ana winds whipped across the region.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Before turning back, many of them whipped out their phones to snap a photo of the divers.
    Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Similarly, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has slashed funding for DEI and made great strides in promoting academic freedom.
    The Editors, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The company slashed about 21,000 jobs and rebuilt its advertising systems with the help of new advancements in artificial intelligence.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of slashed
Verb
  • Remarkably, Barcelona has averaged more than five second-half goals per game in its last five outings, having recently thrashed Granada, Madrid CFF and Espanyol.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • With 10 men, Barca succumbed to their visitors and were thrashed 4-1 on the night resulting in a 6-4 aggregate score overall.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of thrashed
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“Flagellated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagellated. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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