as in to criticize
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lash (out)
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Harry and Meghan have been criticized for making money out of projects that criticized the royal family, including through the multiyear, multimillion dollar Netflix deal that the Harry & Meghan documentary was part of.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025 -
The document was quickly criticized for errors and citing studies that don’t exist, as first reported by NOTUS, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news site.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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As for fighting the Trump pressure campaign, even politicians as ambitious as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are mostly left to file lawsuits — and fulminate.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2025
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At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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In 1962, former President John F. Kennedy chided steel companies for raising prices during an economically fragile time and pressured them to reverse the measures.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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The judge chided Combs’ team for attempting to negotiate more time, with lawyer Marc Agnifilo calling Ventura the most important witness in the case.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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In 2022, Manhattan Federal Judge Jed Rakoff, who presided over both trials, decided The Times was not liable for defamation while jurors were deliberating, that the error amounted to unfortunate editorializing but not libel.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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As a new, inexpensive Chevrolet appeared in 1927 and The Dearborn Independent was sued for libeling a number of Jewish businessmen, Ford threw in the towel and apologized.—
George Pendle,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
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House Republicans chastised Lamont and majority Democrats last month for shorting this contractual obligation by $228 million in their respective budget proposals for the next two fiscal years.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Some Democrats chastised universities for cracking down on unruly pro-Palestinian protests.—
Dallas Morning News,
Twin Cities,
24 May 2025
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Reed went on to report a series of grievances against the Griffin teachers union and said she’s been slandered and disrespected by the community.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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Unnamed Pentagon officials have slandered our character with baseless attacks on our way out the door.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Last month, however, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt rebuked a journalist who suggested there might be something toxic in his cocktail of business and politics.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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In a post on X, Gov. Gavin Newsom rebuked the move by the Trump administration while praising Harvey Milk.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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In 2022, he was reprimanded for oxycodone trafficking.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
22 May 2025
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The Supreme Court on Monday said Broward County Judge Mardi Levey Cohen will be reprimanded June 3 as part of discipline that also includes a 10-day suspension without pay.—
News Service Of Florida,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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“Lash (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lash%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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