crucify

verb

Definition of crucifynext
as in to criticize

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Recent Examples of crucify Armie Hammer is comparing his exile from Hollywood to being crucified. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 Thursday’s liturgy recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at The Last Supper together before he was crucified. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 The bible writes that Jesus carried the cross to Calvary, where he was crucified and died for the forgiveness of sins. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 People may hate it or crucify me for that, but there’s a bit of a lighter touch to these shows. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crucify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucify
  1. criticize
  2. berate
  3. blame
  4. scold
  5. excoriate
  6. upbraid
  7. flay
  8. fault
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  • Wasserman Schultz was sharply criticized by Black community leaders and the other four candidates, who are all African American, for running in this district.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Ba's novels explored women caught between traditional upbringing and modern aspirations, criticizing polygamy, widespread in the country, and patriarchy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticize
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  • As potential intermingling threatened this segregation, a white sergeant started berating the Black troops who already had their trays, shouting at them to dump their food and clear the room.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The next day, after Trump berated Republicans for allowing the measure to pass, the Senate rejected a nearly identical resolution, but the earlier rebuke was unmistakable.
    — KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of berate
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  • But blaming the technology risks obscuring the fact that humans write the code, select the data on which AI systems are trained, approve their use, and decide where and how they are deployed.
    — Shaun Harper, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Many adults who struggle with food or body image blame the role models who were dieting during their childhood.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of blame
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  • Mills was grabbed and scolded by defensive coordinator Aden Durde for his obvious no-no.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Dodge the question, scold the critics and kick the can down the road.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of scold
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  • Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman, White House chief of staff and mayor of Chicago, made a stop at Tel Aviv University in July to excoriate Netanyahu for turning Israel into an international outcast.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In a press conference after the hearing, officials sent their condolences to Thompson’s family, while excoriating those who glorified Mangione.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of excoriate
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  • One upbraided Tufty for this comment.
    — Eric Adler June 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Definition of upbraid
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  • The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of flay
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  • Researchers believe this may have been a reactivation of faulting in the prehistoric rocks beneath the monocline.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Sabalenka double-faulted on match point, her seventh double fault of the day, to put an exclamation point on an irritating evening.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of fault

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