crucifies

present tense third-person singular of crucify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucifies
Verb
  • And Vance berates Democrats in a visit to Minneapolis.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Cast members performed on The Tonight Show and in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, in a sketch in which host Bad Bunny berates his friends for failing to grasp the movie’s brilliance.
    Eliza Berman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • Mother Mary shivers in the middle of the barn with her head slung low while Sam upbraids the pop star for leaving her behind for other, whiter designers when her career went supernova.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The couple has been targeted by a group called Boycott Divest Zabludowicz, which criticizes them for supporting a pro-Israel lobby.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 June 2026
  • That letter, referenced in the Brandeis Center complaint, criticizes the APA for failing to discipline a former division president, Lara Sheehi, for various incendiary comments about Zionism.
    Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Smullen’s campaign launched an anti-Constantino website that excoriates him for, among many other things, his past registration as a Democrat.
    Michael Hill, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • Woodcutters sets forth the musings of a narrator sitting in an armchair at a dinner party who excoriates the literary awards establishments of his native land (and by extension all lands that are host to a robust bourgeoisie).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Someone else scolds the offender.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • Inspired by This Is Spinal Tap, Cundieff makes quick work of lambasting the casual misogyny and homophobia ingrained in hardcore rap, but also of the media scolds unable to parse the message of the music.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Trump blames vandalism for the troubles with the reflecting pool renovation, announces people are being arrested.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Jessie blames technology for toy misfortunes, getting angry at all forms of technology, even those already discarded.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Ellison denounces the allegations as a baseless political stunt, warning that using prosecutorial power to pursue rivals instead of protecting public programs erodes trust in democratic institutions.
    Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Mikey lambastes him anyway, turning a speech in praise of Richie into a searing evisceration.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2026
  • Orbán frequently lambastes the EU, but its funding helped keep the country afloat despite his disastrous economic policies.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Crucifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucifies. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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