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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  • This includes everything from over-the-knee, platform boots that feature quilting along the sides and straps up the back of the calf, to one of this year’s trendiest silhouettes: simple stiletto slingbacks.
    Mikelle Street, Them, 26 Nov. 2024
  • However, after nine days it was revealed Smith herself had let her car, with her children strapped inside, sink into John D. Long Lake.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of strap
Verb
  • 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
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  • Alabama is the first team boxed out of the playoff picture, finishing the regular season at No. 11 in the CFP rankings.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But specifically the culture of Mexican boxing and the importance of boxing to a very specific generation of Mexicans — that was a deep dive.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of box
Verb
  • With all protective layers working, Norton whacked every ransomware sample.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Supporters argue that the bonds are necessary because the state recently whacked about $10 billion in spending on environmental programs.
    Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of whack
Verb
  • With the score sitting at 14-10, Crabb smacked the ball at Banesh who parried it, his touch giving Partain the option to pass it back to his teammate.
    Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Nobody will mind if they get smacked in the head by a selfie stick, or buzzed by a drone.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of smack
Verb
  • 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
  • For Logan, none of these self-flagellating exercises mattered.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
Definition of flagellate
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