crucified

verb

past tense of crucify
as in flayed

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  1. flayed
  2. scolded
  3. upbraided
  4. criticized
  5. pilloried
  6. berated
  7. blamed
  8. lashed
Verb
  • Hamilton has flayed his Republican opponent for not holding public town halls -- an argument that resonates with Ubel.
    — Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of flayed
Verb
  • For example, just recently, Musk publicly scolded the CEO of Delta in a scorching post on X when the airline did not partner with Starlink to provide Wi-Fi on Delta flights.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But leaders seeking to encourage tourism scolded residents who warned of the danger on social media.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • The council member then upbraided the SpaceX representative for the vagueness of some of her replies.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • That said, at one point Eleanor captures Sofia giving Dunst a note about the scene where Marie Antoinette is upbraided by her ambassador (played by Steve Coogan) for paying more attention to sleeve lengths than a looming diplomatic crisis.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of upbraided
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  • Thompson has criticized the self-funding, while Jones has fired back by pointing at the incumbent’s history of accepting corporate donations.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Sand criticized Iowa's education savings account, or voucher, program, which uses public money to help families pay private school tuition.
    — Sheila Brummer, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of criticized
Verb
  • He was pilloried near and far for electing to save ace Chris Sale for Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers rather than send him to the mound for Sunday’s Game 2.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The studio must have had some idea that the film was going to get pilloried in some corners as the ad went live even before the review embargo broke Tuesday.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of pilloried
Verb
  • But after another report appeared later, Rubio — speaking Thursday before leaving Athens — berated journalists for asking about the allegations.
    — Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • After getting berated by Shanahan on the sideline during the playoff loss in Seattle last January, Green has played at a high level this season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of berated
Verb
  • Rodolfo Friedmann, a party vice president, called for Peña's expulsion, while Senate President Basilio Núñez defended the president and blamed the central bank instead.
    — EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Lawson said Amendment 3 outperformed a nationwide shift to the left, and blamed the loss on out-of-state donors contributing to the opposition.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of blamed
Verb
  • Europe is looking for alternative sources of energy after turning its back on Russian oil and gas following Moscow's full-fledged invasion of Ukraine in 2022, while consumers are being lashed by rocketing fuel prices compounded by the Iran war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Trump lashed out at Pirro over the admission and has continued to claim vandals were to blame.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of lashed
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