as in to blame
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
London reviewers slagged off the new play for being another kitchen-sink drama
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Recent Examples of slag
George Caulkin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
This had more than local repercussions, as the enmity trailed all the way back to the Philippines, where relatives in the two families slagged one another off on social media.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
Carol handed me a piece of slag—black, glassy rock—that had come from one of the reactors after the extraction of key elements.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Navel gazing obsession with one Twitter account and slagging colleagues.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
This had more than local repercussions, as the enmity trailed all the way back to the Philippines, where relatives in the two families slagged one another off on social media.
—Han Ong, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
Noun
At that time, a version of the material that used slag as a binder was being used to retrofit a 120-year-old Seattle building's foundation.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
Carol handed me a piece of slag—black, glassy rock—that had come from one of the reactors after the extraction of key elements.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slag
Verb
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The guidance came after several GOP lawmaker town halls went viral for protests and complaints about the Trump administration, which Republicans have blamed on Democratic activists.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza blamed the Israeli military, which denied targeting the compound.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The diver's representative, Ian Costello, said the car was covered in salmon guts, silt and mussel shells.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The workers were about nine miles inside the tunnel on Saturday morning when the roof collapsed after a rush of silt and water, according to local officials and news reports.—
Ali Watkins,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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In a 1907 essay, the writer Ito Sakon criticized the idea of escaping the hot urban summer, instead presenting the heat as an opportunity for self-improvement.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Mar. 2025
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But McGregor faces an uphill task to get his name on the ballot as few Irish lawmakers share his vehement anti-immigrant views, and many publicly criticized him after the civil case last November.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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After the sludge is treated in Fort Worth, it is sent to farms in Johnson, Hill and Wise counties.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
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Haigh confessed to the murders after forensic investigators confirmed the sludge found in his workshop contained human remains, according to The History Press.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Whereas, for example, if AI is part of a feature set, one component faulting does not necessarily cause the user to feel their tasks have been impeded.—
Agur Jõgi,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Critics also fault a lack of government investment in infrastructure.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those, plus the endless Chinese dross, truly burned investors.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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After the dross of Bruno Lage, and the chaos of Lopetegui, Gary O'Neil came in and created unity.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Steel was then penalized for knocking Pickard late in the third.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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After a village Electoral Board ruling knocked Tinley Together off the ballot, a Cook County Circuit Court judge, in early January, reversed that ruling.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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For example, sensor technologies can monitor and manage resources in real time, allowing businesses to reduce waste and optimize production.—
Oluwaseun Dania,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Smoke pollution and disposal of waste and sewage were at the top of the list of concerns, Barnes said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Slag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slag. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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