as in to criticize
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The agreement is already being heavily criticized by New York City Council leaders, after prosecutors resigned in protest against a directive from Trump's Department of Justice to dismiss corruption charges against Adams so the mayor could assist with the Republican president's immigration agenda.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025 -
Mahmoud said the officers took books by Noam Chomsky, a Jewish author who has criticized Israel in the past, along with any book that said the word Palestine on it — including a book about mountain climbing in the region.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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In Europe and the U.S., far-right politicians fulminated that the West was under siege.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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The comments came as Trump loyalists have been fulminating against each other online for days over the H-1B visas.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
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Making a statement: The send-a-message-to-the-Academy vote Dune: Part Two – Jon Spaihts & Denis Villeneuve The guild could chide the Academy’s writers branch by awarding this film’s script, which the branch declined to even nominate.—
Scott Feinberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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After briefly chiding President-elect Donald Trump for railing against California politicians, Kimmel turned the spotlight onto first responders, including the inmate crews that have been battling the wildfires.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Wright got so big on social media even Piers Morgan invited her to libel Jay Z and Beyonce on his platform.—
Rob Marriott,
VIBE.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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Though he was not named in the ad, Mr. Sullivan asserted he had been personally libeled by The Times and four Black ministers who were signed to the ad.—
David W. Dunlap,
New York Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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To her immense credit, Chelsea is unafraid to chastise her droopy-dog of a partner whenever his near-constant complaining goes overboard.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Hughleys star chastised Snoop for his recent response to backlash over his Jan. 17 performance at the Crypto Ball for President Donald Trump ahead of his second-term inauguration.—
Debbie Day,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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In light of her work, Hickson has been slandered as a pedophile.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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Knox was convicted of slandering her former boss Patrick Lumumba by falsely accusing him of Kercher’s murder.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Sean Gallup/Getty Images German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sharply rebuked U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Saturday, a day after Vance gave a speech saying European leaders should not shun far-right political parties.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
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Morgan Wallen, who is among the most popular artists in music, won CMA’s Entertainer of the Year Award — country’s top prize — in absentia, three years after being rebuked by the genre’s gatekeepers.—
Marissa R. Moss,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Witnesses told investigators that Sanchez had planned to reprimand Jimenez for his allegedly poor work ethic and other faults, according to court filings.—
Gary Klien,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 2011, in the southern city of Daraa, a group of teen-age boys were caught painting anti-government graffiti on a wall, and, rather than simply reprimand them, secret police tortured them to death.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Lash (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lash%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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