lace (into)

verb

Definition of lace (into)next
as in to fault

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lace (into)
  1. fault
  2. blame
  3. pan
  4. criticize
  5. diss
  6. attack
  7. crucify
  8. assail
Verb
  • 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
  • Starbucks has denied wrongdoing and faulted the union for breaking off negotiations.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of fault
Verb
  • As suggested in the comments, the dryer could be to blame too.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The bird flu and fears of it are being blamed for the price hikes.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of blame
Verb
  • This included the unusal, but effective choice to film this reunion scene from inside Maclin’s vehicle, with the camera pointed out the driver’s side window, following Domingo, and then panning right, so the camera is now pointed out the windshield, as the two men are reunited in the frame.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The camera then panned to Johnson, who was smiling briefly before putting on a serious face.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of pan
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of criticize
Verb
  • Trump promised to restore coal to its place atop America’s energy throne while dissing renewable energy and dropping out of the Paris Climate Agreement.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • When Snoop Dogg posted a video of one of the Drake disses that used A.I. to re-create Snoop’s own voice and Tupac’s, Kendrick was, understandably, annoyed.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of diss
Verb
  • On screen, viewers witness Mormon soldiers disguised as Native Americans attacking a group of pioneers traveling westward.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Based on open-source evidence and the man’s own social-media content, the group traced him to a brigade in Gaza that had attacked residential areas, religious sites, markets, and schools where civilians were present.
    Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of attack
Verb
  • Madame Web underperformed in the theaters because the press just crucified it.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Richardson's situation is just one of many examples where athletes (especially Black women who are also overly scrutinized) are held to a higher standard than the average individual and crucified for anything that may seem to jeopardize their chance at winning.
    Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 28 June 2024
Definition of crucify
Verb
  • City officials showed up at all hours, assailing Fuller’s properties 185 times, even raiding his 2017 office Christmas party.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • If former Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine hadn’t assailed his former teammates and organization when the Montreal Canadiens were in Columbus on Dec. 23, the fact that the veteran Severson was made a healthy scratch would have been a bigger story.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of assail
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