assails

present tense third-person singular of assail
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Recent Examples of assails As an example, Vance called out an essay in The Nation that assails Kirk’s views on women, homosexuality, and affirmative action. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assails
Verb
  • The monkey’s genitals are burned with a candle, and it is placed in a cage with a mongoose, which attacks it.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But together a picture emerges of a long-standing movement eager to stop anyone who attacks a principle or personality its adherents hold dear.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Washington Post slams Kamala Harris book tour, says Dems don't 'have time to waste' on former VP.
    , FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The charging bear slams against the car as the door closes, swiping at the space where the man's head was moments before.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The episode sees Marge revisit her nostalgia for a Dawson's Creek-esque '90s teen drama as Lisa raids her mom's closet for vintage threads with the help of fashion-forward classmates Devin (Cole Escola) and Vidalia (Stephanie Hsu).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Appalachian State’s victory at Michigan in 2007 remains the greatest example of what can happen when a good FCS team walks into your house and raids the fridge, and everything else, but leaves the dog.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Governance scolds are appalled by the number, as is the pope.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sunny Hostin strikes a pose at the opening of the 50th Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York, which benefits the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When sunlight strikes a leaf, energy races across protein structures before it can be stored and used.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Mamdani criticizes Adams as 'extreme' after mayor exits New York City race.
    , FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Former Vice President Kamala Harris criticizes President Biden's decision to run for re-election.
    NBC news, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When extracts are shown, they’re either filmed in a theater or shown in a smaller frame within the frame, which robs the movie of its mega-ness.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The erasure of this experience robs us all, and especially future generations who will never see a night like this.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kyle storms off and vows to find whoever is responsible.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • If at all possible, things get even worse when another group of men storms the house, claiming to be police.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 20 Sep. 2025

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“Assails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assails. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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