as in invective
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as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue-lashing
Noun
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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 -
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 speeches by two of the most senior members of the Trump Administration were not just verbal lashings of America’s allies but a wholesale rejection of eighty years of U.S. foreign policy.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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Terence Fisher doused the first color adaptation of Holmes’s most famous case with lashings of red and green — which weren’t enough to impress the Conan Doyle estate, which took umbrage with Hammer’s salacious changes to the plot.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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After a week of social media tirades and tense microphone diplomacy, the gruesome battle has somehow faded into the background.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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The same players refusing to step on the badge in the name of sportsmanship will, two hours later, be throwing themselves to the floor clutching their face in an attempt to get an opponent sent off and aiming a tirade of profanities at the referee.—
Ali Rampling,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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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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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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Why the Supreme Court chose censure The state Supreme Court could have imposed a harsher penalty, such as disbarment, or a lesser one, such as a private reprimand.—
David Staats,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Feb. 2025
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Quickley spoke of Calipari criticizing his shot selection, as much as a test of his confidence as a reprimand.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump's proposal prompted swift rebukes, with some accusing the president of calling for ethnic cleansing with the proposal to resettle Gaza's entire population.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas offered a strong rebuke of Trump's statements on Wednesday.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Fierce fighting and long-range attacks continued as Kyiv and Moscow prepare for the revival of talks.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Incidents like the recent attack where a woman was set on fire while sleeping on a subway train have heightened public fear.—
Paul Dreyer,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 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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“Tongue-lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue-lashing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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