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as in to scold
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the director lambasted them mercilessly for forgetting their lines during the final dress rehearsal
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as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
like all westerns, this movie contains the requisite scene of saloon patrons lambasting each other
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Recent Examples of lambaste
The deal was lambasted by Woodward’s family and friends, who showed up in full force at multiple hearings to voice their opposition, according to media reports.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Harris lambasted Trump for his attack on Cheney and said his rhetoric targeting his political opponents has grown increasingly violent.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
An heir to the Chrysler family declared his intent to buy the brand back from Stellantis and lambasted Tavares and other executives.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 31 Oct. 2024
In a statement issued Tuesday morning (Oct. 15), Harris supporter Wainwright lambasted Trump for playing the singer’s version of Cohen’s beloved 1984 hymn to the universal struggle of love and heartbreak.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Harris lambasted Trump for his attack on Cheney and said his rhetoric targeting his political opponents has grown increasingly violent.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
An heir to the Chrysler family declared his intent to buy the brand back from Stellantis and lambasted Tavares and other executives.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 31 Oct. 2024
In a statement issued Tuesday morning (Oct. 15), Harris supporter Wainwright lambasted Trump for playing the singer’s version of Cohen’s beloved 1984 hymn to the universal struggle of love and heartbreak.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024
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Video shared on social media by Country Central showed Bryan halting his performance and walking toward a microphone to scold the person responsible.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Among the many to scold this group for having their phones out in the cinema was the luxury theater chain Alamo Drafthouse, which is known for an especially strict no-phones policy.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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Insurgents attacked a military airbase southeast of Aleppo with drones early Friday, destroying a helicopter, the Anadolu Agency reported.SARAH EL DEEB THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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The Raiders, much like the Carolina Panthers this past Sunday, attacked the Chiefs’ biggest weakness: the left tackle position, the lineman responsible for protecting Mahomes’ blind side.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
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Most other social mammals groom by licking, but primates are unique among tetrapod vertebrates in our reliance on hands and feet for tasks many other taxa use their faces for, says Borths.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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Zia was licking herself and developing hotspots from itchiness.Jen McCaffery, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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They even get lectured by parents for breaking rules — but that doesn't stop them from finding a spaceship buried in the nearby woods.Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The whole thing reads as if it is being delivered by someone looking down over their glasses with their hands on their hips like a parent lecturing a child.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Police Benefit Association President Patrick Hendry also slammed the criminal justice system during the news conference and said NYPD officers are tired of being assaulted.Christina Shaw, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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Gusts up to 60 mph slammed western Oregon and Northern California endured gusts up to 80 mph.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
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Against an Auburn team that wanted to do the same things, Alabama’s defense bounced back in a major way.Kennington Smith III, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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Also rare: a parent who hasn’t felt bad about yelling at their kid after doing so.Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 30 Nov. 2024
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Yet over the years, colleagues have criticized and debunked the experiment, citing Zimbardo’s interventions and crucial details left out of his portrayal of what happened.Judy Berman, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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China criticized Trump's tariff proposal, accusing his administration of unfairly blaming China for America's opioid crisis in connection with fentanyl flows.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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And those who oppose MAGA conservatism — and its pervasive insistence that the 2020 election was stolen — are excoriated.Karen Yourish, New York Times, 10 July 2024
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At the time, physicians and nurses excoriated HCA because of the impact on residents in East San Jose, who would be forced to travel longer distances to receive care for more serious procedures.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Lambaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambaste. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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