flogs

present tense third-person singular of flog
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as in stumbles
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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Verb
  • In the video, Campos whips her long hair in disbelief.
    Christina Noriega, Refinery29, 13 Oct. 2025
  • So unless Benito uncharacteristically whips out a slate of cover songs, his set will be entirely in Spanish.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Posted to the account @maisythemarshmallow on September 19, the video shows the dog, named Maisy, lying calmly as the cat snuggles up and licks her face.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • When asked the question, the owl takes the lollipop and licks it three times before chomping down on its hard shell exterior and handing the stick back to the child.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 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
  • Because global air travel shuffles millions of people around the world daily, an outbreak of a very contagious disease anywhere can become a threat everywhere.
    Amy E. Stambach, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The trio stumbles upon a crucial piece of evidence - and promptly compromises it.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • To summarize, the protagonist, lost in hopeless days, eventually stumbles upon a deserted dance hall.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Revenge softens some of Baron Frankenstein’s colder mannerisms into a more playful performance from Cushing; after escaping the gallows, the Baron hides his true identity and takes work at a hospital for the poor to access a supply of body parts.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This type of bias often hides in plain sight.
    Chris Stevens, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The man simply pounds the zone.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mussolini stomps and swirls around, the camera keeping him and his increasingly frenzied supporters in sight.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The guy just f****** stomps right on my face.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Prince of Darkness died in Birmingham, England, on July 22 at 76 years old, leaving behind a legacy as a legendary heavy metal rock performer who, after years of various headline-worthy antics and struggles with addiction, made his foray into reality TV.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Dane, who revealed in April that he had been diagnosed with ALS, will appear as Matthew in episode 209, a heroic firefighter who struggles to share his ALS diagnosis with his family.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Flogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flogs. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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