crucifying

present participle of crucify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucifying
Verb
  • The reaction to Noack's viral Instagram post has been overwhelming, with many people criticizing her and her parenting style.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The dispute also drew in renowned rabblerouser Wack 100, who defended Adam22 while criticizing Styles’ stance.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • LaFleur got into a verbal altercation with a Detroit Lions fan before a game and received a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty for berating an official in a loss to Minnesota.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Current and former division attorneys interviewed by ProPublica and The Chronicle said the lawyers had misgivings about the administration’s tactics and were reluctant to work with Terrell, who already had a reputation for berating staffers.
    Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Elsewhere in the book, Sheen writes about his public meltdown amid his firing from his hit CBS sitcom, blaming his rage on testosterone cream.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Republicans control a trifecta in Washington — the House, Senate and White House — meaning that blaming Democrats for a shutdown could be a hard sell.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The level of anger was quickly evident in state media broadcasts - which analysts say are often a measure of official Saudi viewpoints - with television news reports personally excoriating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
    Pesha Magid, Reuters, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • In recent days, the hits have come from all sides, with her 2022 challenger, billionaire mall mogul Rick Caruso, castigating Bass in the media for her absence and handling of the fire.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • So maybe rather than castigating them, other teams would do well to emulate them.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Hoffman, the lawmaker who was shot and wounded in June, and his family also issued a statement denouncing Kirk’s death.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
  • He was dismissed from the show that March after publicly denouncing series creator Chuck Lorre, and Kutcher was officially named as his replacement in May.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But when this lashing out becomes regular, the partner on the receiving end will start to expect their character to be attacked just as regularly.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The company destroyed a piece of lashing wire that investigators believe slapped an Xcel electrical conductor and caused arcing that led to the fire, said Matthew Delinko with Bauman, Lowe, Witt & Maxwell, a law firm representing insurance companies.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Fewer than 10% of workers in this country are members of unions, and that number continues to drop as the current administration spends our tax dollars hammering federal workers.
    Jimmy Williams Jr, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The right-hander’s outing started ominously, with Jurickson Profar hammering the third pitch of the game 350 feet over the right-field wall for a 1-0 lead.
    Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Crucifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucifying. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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