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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 Judas, one of the apostles, betrays Jesus and that same night, Jesus is arrested and flogged. Tribune News Reports, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025 The consumption, possession or sale of alcohol are crimes that can lead to jail sentences, fines or flogging. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025 Stop flogging yourself over something that is nobody’s beeswax. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025 At the risk of flogging whatever’s left of Secretariat, Clark is the WNBA’s horse whisperer. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flog
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Verb
  • The tight end completed a pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes for a 37-yard score in the fourth quarter and whipped out some moves in the end zone to celebrate.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • People also experimented with brown sugar, oat milk, or whipped foam to mimic the cookie’s sweetness and texture.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That could look like gliding your fingers down them, kissing, licking, or gently biting those areas.
    Essence, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Go from the base to the tip with your tongue, kiss it, lick it and remember most of us have difficulties cumming just with oral.
    Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most tourists don't come to Abu Dhabi to put on a thick coat and stomp around a snowy landscape but theme park fans are the exception.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That certainly looked to be the case as the Indianapolis Colts stomped the Miami Dolphins 33-8 in the regular-season opener.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Without a strategic game plan, even the strongest efforts can stumble before crossing the finish line.
    Rohit Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • TikToker Callie Rose Bedford, known as @calrose5, stumbled on the vase during a shopping trip and shared what happened next in a video that has more than 7 million views.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.
    Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Other newborns were given away by their grandparents who conspired with doctors, priests and nuns to hide a daughter’s socially embarrassing pregnancy.
    Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like any tubing mascara, Badi Lash wraps lashes in flexible, smudge-proof polymers that darken and lengthen them.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of seeking help, her niece lashed out.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gakpo is deeper, and Wirtz pushes forward as the central member of Liverpool’s forward line, while Ekitike shuffles across as the left of the trio.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Declining enrollment means the district may need to shuffle schools, students, or teachers to ensure each school is well attended, and the student-teacher ratios are well-balanced.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Almost half of those who abided by boundaries (45%) reported low burnout, compared to 6% of those who struggled to do so.
    Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Flog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flog. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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