fustigate

verb

Definition of fustigatenext
as in to descend (on or upon)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fustigate
  1. leather
  2. cane
  3. strap
  4. scourge
  5. box
  6. whack
  7. smack
  8. flagellate
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  • Almost from the start, Dharavi was defined by its industries: from the traditional potters of Gujarat who began arriving in the late 1800s, to leather tanners from Tamil Nadu and embroidery workers from Uttar Pradesh.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 June 2024
  • Look to leather knee-high pairs from Jimmy Choo, Isabel Marant, Khaite, and & Other Stories for a similar version of the model-off-duty style.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2022
Definition of leather
Verb
  • Prune the second-year, woody canes off summer-bearing raspberries once a year after the plants fruit.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024
  • In the nearly 250 years since its founding, the United States has witnessed its fair share of political violence, from four presidential assassinations to an 1856 caning on the Senate floor to a 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left at least five dead.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
Definition of cane
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  • Montgomery said contractors had also left rat poison strapped to a wooden beam under the house.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Or does a rising star like Jacob Fatu get the proverbial rocket strapped to his back?
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of strap
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  • Sylvia scourges herself with an intensity that would make hairshirted flagellants seem soft.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Social instability and post-pandemic economic pressures fueled surges in migration across the world. 2023 will probably be the hottest year on record, with heat waves scourging every continent, accompanied by other extreme climactic events.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
Definition of scourge
Verb
  • The left-back is forced to go backwards and exchange passes with Gray, but they are boxed towards the touchline by Sterling and Partey, with Havertz still on the goalkeeper and Timber marking Bergvall.
    Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • These defensive assignments are often offered as a direct reason why Williams isn’t as visible on the glass, forcing him to commit to boxing out his assignment rather than pursuing rebounds.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of box
Verb
  • The funny thing when that CEO got whacked was watching CEOs have to be uncomfortable.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Once Sparano got whacked during the 2011 season, Ross gave former Titans coach Jeff Fisher the full-court press.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of whack
Verb
  • Reality has a way of smacking you hard in the face.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • What hits on TikTok is a legible, irresistible hook — or, in other words, the kind of content that smacks you in the face with its obviousness.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of smack
Verb
  • Stephens would do well to stop flagellating himself and the Never Trumpers and instead join democracy advocates in defending the rule of law in a dangerous new world.
    DP Opinion, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Pop stars being badasses, as ever, but expressing doubt, and doing it without the flagellating self-destruction that might have come with an early iteration.
    Susannah Felts, Longreads, 27 Apr. 2023
Definition of flagellate
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