fustigated

verb

past tense of fustigate
as in descended (on or upon)

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  1. scourged
  2. smacked
  3. knocked
  4. whacked
  5. slapped
  6. chopped
  7. attacked
  8. hit
Verb
  • These scourged the poor harder than anyone else.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Definition of scourged
Verb
  • The Eagles also have been smacked with injuries and played without several key starters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, two longtime opponents for this franchise, then smacked consecutive homers off Lee, who’d surrendered three long balls the entire regular season.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • In a press conference on Wednesday, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry said the police investigation began on the night of Oct 8, 2011, when a 17-year-old girl ran to apartment complex on Lumbee Drive, knocked on a door, and asked for help.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Maine, North Carolina, and Texas AFL-CIOs and their affiliates have knocked hundreds of thousands of doors already this cycle, presenting voters with the contract and where the candidates stand.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • The Colts got whacked by the Ravens, and their new-look defense was awful.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Poor guy is probably just trying to watch the home run derby in peace and just got drive by whacked by me.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of whacked
Verb
  • In 2018, Boulder County slapped the giant energy companies Suncor Energy and Exxon Mobil with a lawsuit.
    — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Mateo Chavez slapped out at Sebastian Berhalter and earned a straight red card.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of slapped
Verb
  • Add 1 medium red or yellow onion, finely chopped, 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped, and ½ tsp.
    — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The viral label also showed shrunken jackets and pleated skirts with exaggerated frays and cuffs, and chopped wide-leg jeans.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of chopped
Verb
  • Shortly after, Iran attacked commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, unraveling the precarious cease-fire the country had struck with the United States three months earlier.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Russia also attacked warehouse facilities in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region on Friday, wounding three people, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said on Telegram.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of attacked
Verb
  • Residential real estate prices may hit a bottom in the third quarter of 2028, the report said.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • For Fleabag and The Tourist producer Two Brothers, the show is the first hitting the international market since its parent, All3Media, was acquired by Banijay.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of hit
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“Fustigated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fustigated. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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