crucified

verb

Definition of crucifiednext
past tense of crucify
as in flayed

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  1. criticized
  2. condemned
  3. denounced
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  • During the latter inferno, which destroyed 1,600 structures from Westlake Village to Malibu, the school’s policy was questioned and criticized.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • At the time, Democrats criticized the new health insurance options junk insurance.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of criticized
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  • Groups including the Anti Defamation League and the Stop Asian Hate Project immediately condemned the comments.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Torres on Friday condemned Steam for allowing such a game to remain on its site.
    Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of condemned
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  • The American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute have both denounced theories that the COVID vaccine causes cancer.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The federal judge in Hunter Biden’s tax case denounced the president’s pardon.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of denounced
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