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as in to stumble
British to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually ignoring the groans and catcalls that his speech was provoking, the backbencher flogged away

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Recent Examples of flog As last year ended, the financial media mostly flogged the familiar Goldilocks theme—conditions are not too hot and not too cold. Greg Petro, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Any amount of time spent flogging the Vantage in the hills of Malibu, either on a weekday lunch break or a Sunday cruise, provided the real peaks of my time with the loaner. Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 In May, the filmmaker escaped to Europe after receiving sentence of jail and flogging from the Iranian authorities. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024 That will likely be music to the ears of European clubs keen to flog players, but January showed a different side to the league’s approach in the sense that the big money no longer went on expensive, past-their-peak stars. Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flog
Verb
  • That means the weather was ripe for fire, and wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour quickly whipped the fire toward inhabited areas.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Those already on the skating rink floor are showing off their skills: doing tricks (sometimes with a partner), two-stepping to the beat and whipping their bodies into turns that seem impossible.
    Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Flames were licking the upper branches of tall trees.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025
  • While investors are licking their wounds from a plunging stock market, and businesses brace for economic fallout, major investment banks are reaping extraordinary profits, according to Wall Street Journal.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And in the end, the untouched bread is stomped into the ground.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Balor stomped Mysterio, seemingly signaling a forthcoming break-up of the two longtime partners.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • How did the world’s two largest economies stumble toward a trade war that neither truly seeks and which the rest of the world can’t afford?
    Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
  • In 1857, Sam stumbled into the job that would shape his identity.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Liv is forced to break up with her human fiancé, Major (Robert Buckley) to avoid infecting him, and becomes estranged from her best friend and roommate Peyton (Aly Michalka), hiding her new zombie nature from both.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Unfortunately, the cause of the odor is often hidden.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Verdugo lashed hard line drives in his first two at-bats with the Braves, off Twins pitcher Chris Paddack.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
  • A day after his remarks, the president lashed out against the Fed chair.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Then, around 200 million years ago, Pangaea began splitting apart, a geological breakup that formed the Atlantic Ocean, and eastern North America shuffled toward its current position on the globe.
    Alexandra Witze, JSTOR Daily, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The Phillies can shuffle their rotation with the benefit of two upcoming off days.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Finding And Managing Leads Another challenge is generating high-quality leads, as many new agents struggle to find enough prospects early on, leading to frustration and burnout.
    David Price, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • In Trump's first term, Republicans often struggled to pass major legislation despite holding full control of government, and the party is likely fearing history repeating itself.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Flog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flog. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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