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as in whipped
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders
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as in lashed
to strike repeatedly
was fined heavily for flogging a horse
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as in stomped
British
to move heavily or clumsily
for most of the night, searchers flogged through the marsh, crying out for the lost child
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as in struggled
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 flogged
The media flagged and flogged it for AI incompetence.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
To be publicly flogged for how much Pa permitted us to do — that felt grossly unfair.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
There are traditional Finnish saunas (dry heat/steam), infrared saunas (radiant heat), Turkish baths/hammams (can include a venik ritual where guests are flogged with branches) and Russian banyas (high-humidity steam).
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
To be publicly flogged for how much Pa permitted us to do — that felt grossly unfair.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
There are traditional Finnish saunas (dry heat/steam), infrared saunas (radiant heat), Turkish baths/hammams (can include a venik ritual where guests are flogged with branches) and Russian banyas (high-humidity steam).
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flogged
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The merest departure from orthodoxy whipped its theologians into a lather.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Stuck in his backhand corner, Altmaier was on defense as Lajović whipped an inside-out forehand crosscourt.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Cutrone previously lashed out at Jay Manuel for criticizing Banks on the Netflix project.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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At least 25 Mexican National Guard troops were killed, Mexican authorities say, as supporters of the slain cartel boss took to the streets and lashed out in a spasm of violence that spread across the country.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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On her final attempt, Gu stomped a left double-cork 1260 with a toxic grab, vaulting from sixth place into silver-medal position.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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This apex predator stomped around until the end of the Age of Dinosaurs, roughly 66 million years ago.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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Reading proficiency has dipped 4 percentage points since 2019 as schools have struggled to make up for pandemic learning losses.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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With Will Ireton in Japan for the World Baseball Classic, Sasaki’s substitute translator struggled with the media’s questions following Sasaki’s outing.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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Her aunt and the man—skin loose under his eyes, the face slashed with wrinkles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Funding for vaccine research has been slashed under Kennedy’s leadership.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Legend has it that when Buddha was painting the sky, blue pigment dripped onto the floor and his inquisitive chow chow licked the puddle, coloring the dog’s tongue permanently.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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While those votes are ongoing, expect bill language to be shuffled in and out of bills as lawmakers scramble to find homes for their priorities in the final hours.—
Kaitlin Lange,
IndyStar,
27 Feb. 2026
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Ford has since shuffled the packages around in a 2025 consolidation that will go down as the closest thing the new Bronco received to a mid-cycle refresh.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
25 Feb. 2026
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Along the way, Cindy stumbled a bit and dropped her luggage in front of me.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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One regular shopper stumbled upon the scene of the shooting.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Flogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flogged. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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