as in tongue-lashing
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as in whipping
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
the cat's tail nervously lashed the table leg
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows
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as in tying
to prevent (someone or something) from moving freely by or as if by means of a line or cord
The raft was made from several logs lashed together with a rope.
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Recent Examples of lashing
Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 May 2023
Hulton Archive Loren elevated her beautiful eyes with lashings of mascara and eyeliner.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Their late father was killed for lashing out against the government, and Gustavo doesn’t share Paco’s willingness to follow in dad’s footsteps.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
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It was all performed with lashings of brown-nosing.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 May 2023
Hulton Archive Loren elevated her beautiful eyes with lashings of mascara and eyeliner.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
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Their late father was killed for lashing out against the government, and Gustavo doesn’t share Paco’s willingness to follow in dad’s footsteps.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Their late father was killed for lashing out against the government, and Gustavo doesn’t share Paco’s willingness to follow in dad’s footsteps.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lashing
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Squabbling coaches — Tindall had put his fingers to his lips to hush Unai Emery after Duran’s departure, earning invective in response — added to the sense of renaissance.George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Police officers have been injured, spit on and had objects hurled at them, the same invective screamed at them as the insurrectionists screamed at the Capitol Police on Jan. 6.Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald, 10 June 2024
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The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
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Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Newsom has recently come under attack by critics of his handling of the historic wildfires.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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After much debate, the city finally decided to keep the reservoir open and use it for emergencies such as earthquakes, droughts and terror attacks, The Times reported in 2002.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
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The long-term inadvertent adverse consequences could be that society as a whole will lean further and further into emotional tirades.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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His tirades to staff were matched by his abuse of punters in social media forums.Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
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The House on Thursday passed legislation that would impose sanctions on officials at the International Criminal Court, making a frontal assault on the tribunal in a rebuke of its move to charge top Israeli leaders with war crimes for their offensive against Hamas in Gaza.Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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There will be no more listening silently to uncomfortable rebukes from defeated Democrats, whether explicit or otherwise.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
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Because sure enough, Glenn calls the going-out crew into the master for a reprimand.Emma Soren, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
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However, for that policy violation, he was issued only a letter of reprimand.Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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The criticism is somewhat reminiscent of Texans slamming Sen. Ted Cruz for fleeing to Cancun during a statewide freeze and power loss disaster in 2021.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Meta is removing employee criticism over its hiring of UFC CEO Dana White from an internal company messaging system.Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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