CRUCIFIED Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

crucified

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past tense of crucify

as in flayed

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But after Richard’s death, his mercenary captain and right-hand man, the infamous Mercadier, had Basile flayed alive and hanged.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The apostle was believed to have met his martyrdom by being flayed alive.

— Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026

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Musk moved both of those companies to Texas in recent years and has loudly criticized both California and Delaware (where a Tesla shareholder sued him over his record-setting compensation).

— Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
In 2014, Cuban criticized the NFL for expanding its schedule to have games on more days of the week.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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Several weeks later, Escobar’s staffer, who had previously entered the facility without incident, was identified by ICE and pilloried on Fox News for, according to the agency, trying to gain entry by falsely claiming to be a lawyer.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Though the recent season had already filmed prior to Wilson and Batula revealing their connection, the two got pilloried at the three-part reunion by their castmates.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 June 2026

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These CMOs typically last two to three years before growth plateaus despite rising spend, and they either get blamed for a weak pipeline or move to a role with cleaner metrics and smaller scope.

— Vlada Grebenykova, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Many blamed the incident on his government’s progressive policies and publicly rallied for new border checks at sea, air and land ports of entry.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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Beijing lashed out, restricting vital commerce and the flow of Chinese tourists on which Japan – the world’s fourth-largest economy – depends.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
Trump has repeatedly lashed out at the CNN White House correspondent, and her colleagues have defended her against him.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

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