1
as in whipping
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
students at the private school were once routinely birched for violating the rules
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2
as in licking
to strike repeatedly
always a stern disciplinarian, our father birched anyone who talked back
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Ospreay struck Strickland, who responded by whipping a chain at him.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026 -
Vargas is accused of repeatedly whipping the cab’s hood with a belt, denting it, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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After milking, the cows would return themselves to their fresh pasture and spend the day grazing, snoozing, licking one another, and cooling off in the shade of pine trees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
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How does this relate to the ensuing flashbacks of a wounded Castle hiding with a mother and her daughter and his pulse-pounding jumps from one harrowing hot frying pan situation to another?—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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Your closet cleanout is hiding money.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
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Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
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Hurricane Fiona pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2022 as a Category 1 storm, lashing once more a power grid that hadn’t been rebuilt from Hurricane Maria.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Top brands are slashing prices on laptops and tablets, with discounts on favorites like Apple AirTags.—
Casey DelBasso,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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While the marketplace’s official sale starts on June 23, some brands are already slashing prices, including Avidlove.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
19 June 2026
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Both Ghana and England will walk away with a point after Ghana managed to hold off England in a heart-pounding final few minutes of stoppage time.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
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Each time, my heart would start pounding.—
Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
23 June 2026
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So, that is one gig at a completely unnecessary addition to the sports calendar, created by corporate interests for the sole intention of flogging products to people who do not really like sport… and another at the Enhanced Games.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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In an even more meta moment, Amazon interrupted its own Upfront with actual ads with Summer House star Paige DeSorbo flogging certain items to an increasingly frustrated audience.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Severe storms, flash flooding and extreme heat are battering parts of the Plains, Midwest and the South this weekend, threatening to disrupt World Cup fans, athletes and holiday travelers alike.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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The two were battering Sri Lanka together until Kerr was caught on the boundary.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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“Birching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birching. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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