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as in lashing
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as in bashing
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as in scolding
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 attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot
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as in licking
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 lambasting
Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
And by the following week, the state was barraged by letters from hospitals across the state lambasting the medical debt plan.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
Morrow spoke at a Riverside Unified School District board meeting on Thursday, lambasting her school officials and the notion that trans athletes should be allowed to compete in women's sports.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
And by the following week, the state was barraged by letters from hospitals across the state lambasting the medical debt plan.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambasting
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The sandwich itself is local fried snapper, placed between two thick slices of toasted bread and stuffed with cheese and coleslaw before being smothered in lashings of hot sauce.Rebekah Evans, The Week UK, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
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This leaves the platform as having lashings of potential but a wider gaming experience that’s frustratingly incomplete.Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the defenses have steadily become more capable, and in November brought down some 95% of the attacking drones with gunfire, missiles, and, increasingly, electronic warfare jamming.David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Given the transformation in Newcastle’s attacking fortunes — having failed to conjure a shot on target at Crystal Palace last month, 13 of their 27 league goals (48 per cent) have come in their four games since — and Isak’s hunger for more, that feels eminently possible.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Chip, sensing something is wrong, gently approaches his older sister, nudging and licking her face in an apparent attempt to comfort her.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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While licking you is a way for a dog to bond and promotes affection, stopping it will not compromise your relationship.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Police officers have been injured, spit on and had objects hurled at them, the same invective screamed at them as the insurrectionists screamed at the Capitol Police on Jan. 6.Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald, 10 June 2024
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As a result, Thai social media is full of satire and bitter invective directed at the monarch.Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2020
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Hundreds of drones being used as part of a Saturday night aerial light show in Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando appeared to be flying into position before several started falling from the sky before slamming to the ground, according to videos posted online.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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His endorsement of the AfD came alongside a video of a far-right German commentator slamming the leading candidate to become Germany’s next chancellor, the conservative Friedrich Merz.Laura Kelly, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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The ruins were spared direct attack, but the surrounding city of Tyre — where Hezbollah still enjoys wide support — took a pounding from Israeli warplanes.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Consider marinating or pounding it thin for quicker and more tender results when needed.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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There are about 15 of them left now — survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
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No suspects have been arrested or identified, and investigators were unsure whether the attack was random or targeted because the victims were American.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Breanna Stewart (27 points) and Sabrina Ionescu (18 points) lead the New York Liberty in a 35-point thrashing of the Los Angeles Sparks.Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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They are particularly known for their expert use of the offside trap that enjoyed resounding success catching out Kylian Mbappe in a 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid in El Clasico at the end of October.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Lambasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambasting. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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