as in to criticize
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lash (out)
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Hackman was praised for his acting but the movie was fiercely criticized for appearing to whitewash history and marginalize Black characters.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025 -
New York Mayor Eric Adams was facing a criminal corruption case until it was suspended in February by President Trump's Justice Department, while Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was criticized over her handling of the wildfires which struck the city in January.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 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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Both Jaworski and Ervin chided aldermanic opponents for refusing to hike property taxes and implied that was behind the no-payments arrangement over the rest of Johnson’s term.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2025
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Trump has long chided a number of European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, for failing to spend 2% of their gross domestic product on defense, a target set more than a decade ago.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
21 Feb. 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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Newell testified that after Bishop chastised her for disrespecting him, one of Bishop’s wives, Jayon Marie Hamilton, who goes by Zoca, punched her multiple times.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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In 2019, a federal judge chastised the company for paying out stock dividends for years instead of conducting necessary maintenance.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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James' comments towards Gottlieb come after the college head coach slandered James' son, Lakers rookie guard Bronny James.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 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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And other times, actors won’t show up at all, preferring to send activists in their place to publicly rebuke their industry’s highest honor.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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In this case, the line will not be straight, so better to recognize than to rebuke.—
DANIEL YERGIN,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this month, Lambert made headlines for stopping mid-show to reprimand an audience member who was doing just that.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The World’s Best Hospitals 2024 By Dr. Thomas Lee Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 In the pilot episode of HBO's new medical drama The Pitt, a dedicated ER doctor is reprimanded for his low Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Lash (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lash%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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