crucified

past tense of crucify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucified
Verb
  • Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Lox's reaction to being scolded.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The two criticized a number of countries, including France, Canada, Australia and others that are set to recognize a Palestinian state ahead of the United Nations General Assembly this month.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Although another wrinkle in this saga, Kuminga's relationship with head coach Steve Kerr, has been criticized by the greater basketball world, Charania and Slater reported that there is no longer a rift.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That creates an uneventful race, like the one at Bristol earlier this spring, which had just four lead changes in 500 laps; afterward, fans pilloried the quality of the action on social media and satellite radio.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Musk was pilloried by the woke crowd for making this an issue.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has berated Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to lower interest rates to spur growth.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • After the dad walked back over to his son, the woman — also a Phillies fan — who lost the battle walked back over to the family and berated them.
    Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During that interview, Luchin, a distinguished Italian chef known for his expertise in regional cuisine and the former owner of Ottavio restaurant in Walnut Creek, blamed financial struggles after his establishment closed in 2016.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • According to Altman, the most difficult issue the company is grappling with recently is how ChatGPT approaches suicide, in light of a lawsuit from a family who blamed the chatbot for their teenage son's suicide.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The president has frequently lashed out at celebrities who have spoken out against him, recently including the likes of Taylor Swift, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ben-Gvir, who leads a small far-right ultranationalist party, lashed out at the court ruling Sunday.
    Natalie Melzer, Twin Cities, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once again, Miller called Dudek and excoriated him.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg excoriated Trump during an Iowa town hall hosted by the liberal group VoteVets Action Fund.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers condemned the TEA’s investigation in a statement Saturday.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And that should be completely and totally condemned.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Crucified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucified. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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