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lambasted

verb

Definition of lambastednext
past tense of lambaste
1
as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings the director lambasted them mercilessly for forgetting their lines during the final dress rehearsal

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2
as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot

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3
as in lashed
to strike repeatedly like all westerns, this movie contains the requisite scene of saloon patrons lambasting each other

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambasted
  1. attacked
  2. slammed
  3. pounded
  4. criticized
  5. whipped
  6. pelted
  7. hit
  8. bashed
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  • Two months after the end of the Korean War, the United States signed a bilateral mutual security treaty with South Korea in which Washington committed to come to Seoul’s aid if it were attacked.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The site has previously been attacked by Ukrainian drones.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of attacked
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  • New York City, like Ohio and Philadelphia, is another place that was slammed early by fentanyl.
    Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
  • However, Bannon has routinely slammed Musk in the past.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of slammed
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  • My heartbeat pounded in my ears, drowning out the anticipatory purr of two ambulance engines idling nearby.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Fieri’s tenders are wide and flat, resembling pounded and breaded chicken cutlets.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of pounded
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  • Some of Mangione's supporters have left messages of praise for him, while others have criticized the fundraising efforts.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bo French, the chairman of the Tarrant County, Texas, GOP, criticized Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti, alleging that an emphasis on DEI programs had undermined the military's effectiveness.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of criticized
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  • In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • Metro Detroit will get pelted with wet weather today, from a wintry mix in Wayne County to as much as 3 inches of snow in places like Oakland County and parts of Macomb, according to the National Weather Service office in White Lake.
    Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Superman is shielding children from explosive blasts, getting pelted with trash tossed by angry spectators, and mourning a fallen Kelex.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of pelted
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  • As the myriad plot points tangle and hit critical mass, supporting players Sarah Goldberg, Trevor White, Miriam Petche and Jay Duplass deliver gems.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The duo hits one of the shooters as the other escapes — and Badillo ends the encounter with critical wounds, while Janko gets grazed on the arm.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of hit
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  • Their heads appeared to have been bashed in with a hammer that lay near the bodies.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Although the episodes where the women bashed Jared for his behavior towards Bateman have already aired, Barlow said the reunion was not awkward at all.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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