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
Han Ong, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
Jordan Mendoza Offenses finding footing early on in Creighton-SDSU The perimeter shooting from both teams slagged to start the game between No. 6 Creighton and No. 5 San Diego State, with both teams putting up an airball on three-point attempts on consecutive possessions.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The giant monster that had welcomed so many beachgoers and hot dog eaters for more than a decade was reduced to a heap of slag.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
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Verb
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
Jordan Mendoza Offenses finding footing early on in Creighton-SDSU The perimeter shooting from both teams slagged to start the game between No. 6 Creighton and No. 5 San Diego State, with both teams putting up an airball on three-point attempts on consecutive possessions.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
Noun
Terra’s management team consists of construction material industry veterans like CEO Bill Yearsley, whose vision is to produce SCM from various widely available feedstocks instead of recycled ash or steel slag, another common SCM input.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The giant monster that had welcomed so many beachgoers and hot dog eaters for more than a decade was reduced to a heap of slag.
—Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slag
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Alexis no longer blames herself for her baby’s death.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Team members might end up blaming each other since there might not be a clear leader or clear roles. 4.Jason Miller, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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After the Mary Rose came to rest at the bottom of a strait in the English Channel, a layer of silt cloaked the ship and the hundreds of crew who died on board.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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If disturbed, the silt and algae would’ve made the photograph difficult to take and Gross’ subjects hard to see, the museum said.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
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Thao, the first Hmong American mayor to lead a major American city, was criticized shortly after taking office for letting go of a police chief and taking months to replace him.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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But the group has largely been shy about criticizing Trump openly.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this year, the Missouri Legislature passed laws prohibiting the operation of three sludge lagoons in Newton, McDonald and Randolph counties.Randal Seyler, arkansasonline.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Apart from album releases and tours, the rock supergroup Tomahawk and the NOLA sludge outfit Acid Bath are slated to be making reunions at Sick New World 2025.Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Do not fault yourself for your process to get to progress.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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The other driver in the April 10 Las Vegas accident, who was taken to the hospital, was faulted for failing to yield the right of way, according to the police report.Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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Mixed in with the everyday dross are a few sparkly flecks of strangeness, curious anomalies that might be clues to a larger mystery.Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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But indie rocker Rosie Tucker’s Utopia Now! finds beauty in the dross of late capitalism.Nate Sloan, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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Donald Trump made his closing pitch to supporters while knocking several of his opponents in his last rally of the presidential election on Monday night.Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Toyota’s Japanese manufacturing plants crank out about 13,500 new vehicles every day—but last year, 14 of them were knocked offline for 24 hours by a single software glitch.Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Governments should support and incentivize organisations to implement Sustainable Development Goals into their operations, and policies around public transport and waste management can also help businesses lower their environmental footprint.Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Alvarez is in the business of finding solutions to reduce their waste steam and lower costs.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Slag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slag. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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