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Recent Examples of self-flagellation
That leads to the kind of regret and self-flagellation in your letter, and the spiral begins anew.
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Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Peasant sects promoted exotic beliefs and practices, including anti-materialism, self-flagellation, and self-castration.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
A little self-flagellation can be fun, but a Goofus-and-Gallant dynamic develops between Simone and Gigi that unbalances the drama.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Some of the attendees catch on and quickly bolt, but there’s still a small group left when Walsh pulls out a box of whips and paddles so that people can engage in self-flagellation.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
At launch, there are two online multiplayer modes that ratchet up the competitive spirit beyond basic self-flagellation.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
In Trump’s fateful moment, all his endless self-flagellation about how strong and tough he is consolidated into a single iconic image that goes far beyond capturing everything that he’s ever said about his own courage.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
The movement was also the first among Palestinian groups to adopt Shiite rituals such as Day of Ashura, which includes self-flagellation, a practice never before observed in the Gaza Strip.
—Ehud Yaari, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2015
The goal is self-improvement, not self-flagellation.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2023
Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Peasant sects promoted exotic beliefs and practices, including anti-materialism, self-flagellation, and self-castration.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
A little self-flagellation can be fun, but a Goofus-and-Gallant dynamic develops between Simone and Gigi that unbalances the drama.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Some of the attendees catch on and quickly bolt, but there’s still a small group left when Walsh pulls out a box of whips and paddles so that people can engage in self-flagellation.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
At launch, there are two online multiplayer modes that ratchet up the competitive spirit beyond basic self-flagellation.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024
In Trump’s fateful moment, all his endless self-flagellation about how strong and tough he is consolidated into a single iconic image that goes far beyond capturing everything that he’s ever said about his own courage.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024
The movement was also the first among Palestinian groups to adopt Shiite rituals such as Day of Ashura, which includes self-flagellation, a practice never before observed in the Gaza Strip.
—Ehud Yaari, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2015
The goal is self-improvement, not self-flagellation.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-flagellation
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The image becomes metabolized by the fungus in a process of self-annihilation and, like the memory itself, given a new kind of presence through its decay.—
Mariana Fernández,
ARTnews.com,
18 Dec. 2024
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The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which has maintained the clock since 1947.—
Doyle Rice,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Jan. 2024
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Pryor, though, largely lost his bite after his self-immolation, which the film (and later Pryor’s family) characterized as a suicide attempt.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Officials would not confirm whether the self-immolation was an act of protest.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
22 Nov. 2024
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The actress has also been honored for her altruism at previous Global Gift Galas.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
29 Jan. 2025
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Neuroscience is beginning to uncover how altruism and happiness are connected and can positively influence well-being.—
London Business School,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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His return to Russia in 2021 with the knowledge that he would be imprisoned without hope of release marked his shift from political activism to the highest form of self-sacrifice.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Biden will award Medals of Honor decades after the soldiers' acts of valor and self-sacrifice in Korea and Vietnam. Medals of Honor, the nation’s highest award for battlefield heroism, require extensive documentation and often years of advocacy by family members, comrades and members of Congress.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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As Trump’s second term commences, this magnanimity may be at stake.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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That level of humility and magnanimity would go a long way these days.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
7 Nov. 2024
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Setting aside humanity, humility, charity, generosity, rationality, reality and other distractions, the Los Angeles fires add another element to what was already a fraught relationship between two egocentric political figures.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The interfaith outpouring of compassion and generosity is an example of faith in action, those interviewed say.—
Sophie Hills,
The Christian Science Monitor,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Self-flagellation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-flagellation. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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