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as in to whip
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders
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2
as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
was fined heavily for flogging a horse
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as in to stomp
British
to move heavily or clumsily
for most of the night, searchers flogged through the marsh, crying out for the lost child
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as in to stumble
British
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
ignoring the groans and catcalls that his speech was provoking, the backbencher flogged away
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When the British flogged Irgun prisoners, the group retaliated in kind and the canings stopped.
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Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2015
Their focus is palpable, because immortality is at stake — and also because if one of them makes a false start, the judge will flog him with a willow switch.
—Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 25 July 2024
These products can flog your follicles and inhibit hair growth, so be extra cautious when applying skin care around the brow area.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 July 2024
The director behind the topical film fled to Europe from Iran this month after the Revolutionary Court sentenced him to flogging, eight years in prison, and more for making films and political statements that criticized the Iranian government.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 24 May 2024
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Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2015
Their focus is palpable, because immortality is at stake — and also because if one of them makes a false start, the judge will flog him with a willow switch.
—Philip Montgomery, New York Times, 25 July 2024
These products can flog your follicles and inhibit hair growth, so be extra cautious when applying skin care around the brow area.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 July 2024
The director behind the topical film fled to Europe from Iran this month after the Revolutionary Court sentenced him to flogging, eight years in prison, and more for making films and political statements that criticized the Iranian government.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 24 May 2024
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The offer includes two buttermilk pancakes with glazed strawberries, blueberry topping and whipped topping or its combo of two eggs, hash browns and a choice of two strips of bacon or two pork sausage links.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Use it for everything from creaming butter and sugar to making creamy dips to whipping egg whites into meringues.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nomi Malone licking the stripper pole in Showgirls?Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the series premiere, Rio licked Agatha’s hand in a sapphic (and slightly blood-play oriented) moment of intimacy, and the two also had an almost-kiss at the end of episode four.Quispe López, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
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Dinosaurs stomp past, ice ages come and go, indigenous people hunt for food.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Barca's players stomped a collective 126.55 kilometers - almost six more than Bayern's 120.58 kms - compared to just 98 kilometers in the meeting between the two behemoths in 2020.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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The Denver Nuggets have stumbled to a bumpy start this season, even while being generally healthy.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The search party has stumbled upon two marble statues—the amplituhedron and now surfaceology.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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Then, there was Tommy Heffernan’s Body Buddies, a dark comedy where a wedding photographer and a mobster keep a body hidden in the middle of an engagement shoot.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thankfully their Old & Rare advent calendar comes with a wooden case (to hide the purple).Mark Littler, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Wack 100 has lashed out against J. Prince in response to the latter mentioning the former during a recent livestream on social media.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, no one is more preoccupied with such star power than Donald Trump himself, who basks in the adulation and approval of luminaries who support him and regularly lashes out at those who don’t.Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Once the road trip ends, Bronny will be shuffling between the G-League and the main Lakers roster.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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These relationships shuffle among the large, contentious staff — Mexican, white, Italian, black, Muslim, Albanian, and Dominican, a panoply of types whose individuality keeps the action lively, timely, yet unpredictable.Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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But since the start of the Big Ten slate, Moss has struggled to find his stride.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The party has struggled to appeal to members of racial and ethnic minority groups -- a reason to watch the Hispanic voter closely on Election Day.Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Flog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flog. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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