fustigates

present tense third-person singular of fustigate

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • That confusion is further reflected by the manic hyper-subjectivity of Bronstein’s filmmaking, which boxes Linda into a close-up so tight that everything around her — especially her unnamed daughter, who almost never appears on screen — might as well be a disembodied echo of her own anxiety.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That conflict comes to a head in the middle of campus in the film’s most intense scene, as Alma verbally belittles and demeans her until Maggie snaps and suddenly smacks her mentor.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ten years after his expulsion, Saleh’s third feature in the trilogy, after Boy From Heaven, socks it to Egypt’s military leaders and General Intelligence Service (GIS), and by implication al-Sisi.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Typically, by the time the first scene hits the screen, handfuls (more likely hordes) of people have had first looks including cast, crew, friends, family, media, agents, managers, publicists, etc.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, in an age where anyone can turn themselves into content or media, self-producing their own persona, this theme hits even deeper than ever.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Take your time to let the pork chops sear and brown.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • If the stock chops around, the trade can be scaled by layering additional spreads.
    Nishant Pant, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Fustigates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fustigates. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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