gibbet

verb

Definition of gibbetnext
as in to crucify

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbet
  1. crucify
  2. pillory
  3. lash
  4. flay
  5. blame
  6. scold
  7. upbraid
  8. fault
Verb
  • 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
Definition of crucify
Verb
  • The meltdown was so bad that Southwest was pilloried by Saturday Night Live.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Still, this investigation led German politicians to pillory the show for having misused taxpayer money toward such extravagant ends.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of pillory
Verb
  • Wack 100 has lashed out against J. Prince in response to the latter mentioning the former during a recent livestream on social media.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Indeed, no one is more preoccupied with such star power than Donald Trump himself, who basks in the adulation and approval of luminaries who support him and regularly lashes out at those who don’t.
    Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of lash
Verb
  • However, for somebody whose arm has been flayed and who spent all night looking at the Hannibal art installation that was once his wife, Donald is acting way too normal.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Grammy winner Williams flays the mysterious character, and opens the show with her powerful vocals.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of flay
Verb
  • Alexis no longer blames herself for her baby’s death.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Many Californians initially blamed Pete Wilson, who had become California’s governor in 1991.
    Eladio B. Bobadilla / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of blame
Verb
  • Still, watching Hannah scold him about everything, from 401(k)s to boiling water to phone bills, from ordering him to walk a dog that doesn’t belong to him to telling him that riding hotel pool furniture would give her the ick, was painful.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Dolores returns to scold her grandson for badmouthing her during the show’s Día de los Muertos episode, which airs on NBC on Friday, Oct. 25.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of scold
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of upbraid
Verb
  • Do not fault yourself for your process to get to progress.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The other driver in the April 10 Las Vegas accident, who was taken to the hospital, was faulted for failing to yield the right of way, according to the police report.
    Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of fault
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“Gibbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbet. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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