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as in to scold
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the director lambasted them mercilessly for forgetting their lines during the final dress rehearsal
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as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
like all westerns, this movie contains the requisite scene of saloon patrons lambasting each other
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Recent Examples of lambaste
Almost immediately, critics lambasted it as a privacy nightmare.
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Many of the responses to those comments have brought up the possibility of IVF, while others have lambasted the users who posed the question for even asking.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
One piece of archival footage shows Stewart lambasting an employee behind the scenes for using a paring knife to cut an orange for Easter brunch.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
The deal was lambasted by Woodward’s family and friends, who showed up in full force at multiple hearings to voice their opposition, according to media reports.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Many of the responses to those comments have brought up the possibility of IVF, while others have lambasted the users who posed the question for even asking.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
One piece of archival footage shows Stewart lambasting an employee behind the scenes for using a paring knife to cut an orange for Easter brunch.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
The deal was lambasted by Woodward’s family and friends, who showed up in full force at multiple hearings to voice their opposition, according to media reports.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The Senate hauled Live Nation’s president and CFO in for a public scolding.Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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The New York Times reported that Hegseth’s mother had sent him an email scolding him for abusing women.Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Governments around the world have trained eagles to attack unmanned aircraft.Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Without first declaring war, Japanese warships attacked a Russian squadron at Port Arthur in modern-day northern China.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Universal’s Wicked licked the $500M global milestone this session, adding $21.5M from 81 offshore markets (-39%) to lift the international cume to $166M. With $525M, global, the movie is playing more to domestic, as expected, but continues to make its mark overseas.Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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Anxious dogs that like to obsessively lick, dig or sniff might also like pad toys.Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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We’re either lectured on the history of our own struggle, or appealed to with dire fearmongering and empty promises while our cries fall on deaf ears.Derrick Johnson, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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An increasingly jealous Seth Rollins lectured Sami Zayn about teaming with Roman Reigns after both of them worked so hard to end the Bloodline.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Thinking quickly, Bree grabs a cast-iron skillet and slams it into his head, knocking him out cold.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
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British mobile giant Vodafone is to axe 11,000 jobs over three years in the latest cull to hit the tech sector, as new boss Margherita Della Valle slammed recent performance.Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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Artificial intelligence models do much more than generate (occasionally accurate) text responses and (somewhat) realistic videos.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2024
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The specific witness and notary requirements depend on your county’s regulations, so do your research ahead of time to ensure.Marisa Polansky and Kristine Keller, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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Mangione was found with a three-page handwritten manifesto criticizing the U.S. healthcare system.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Some civil rights advocates sharply criticized Trump’s choice.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The colorful, outspoken, free-market economist and television personality excoriated the political establishment, while vowing to take a chainsaw to a bloated government, obscene levels of spending and high taxes and to replace the near-worthless peso with the U.S. dollar.Steve Forbes, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Others blamed Russian influence efforts supporting Trump or FBI Director James Comey’s statement excoriating Clinton’s handling of classified information in her emails while serving as secretary of state.Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Lambaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambaste. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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