lashed (out)

verb

Definition of lashed (out)next
past tense of lash (out)
as in criticized

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  1. criticized
  2. chid
  3. rebuked
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  • During the latter inferno, which destroyed 1,600 structures from Westlake Village to Malibu, the school’s policy was questioned and criticized.
    Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • At the time, Democrats criticized the new health insurance options junk insurance.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of criticized
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  • After Peacemaker chided the superfriends for being tardy to the party, there were callbacks to his spreading of the rumor that Aquaman has (ahem) relations with fish.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The historian Katherine Otis has studied expert advice given to grandparents and found that, in the nineteen-fifties and sixties, at the apex of the nuclear family, seniors were chided for meddling.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of chid
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  • The decision was reversed and rebuked by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • On the eve of the election, the Biden administration publicly rebuked its close ally, Israel, as support for the nation remains a key issue for many voters, while the humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians also weighs heavily.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of rebuked
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“Lashed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashed%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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