fustigates

verb

present tense third-person singular of fustigate
as in jumps (on)

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  1. boxes
  2. scourges
  3. smacks
  4. socks
  5. hits
  6. chops
  7. attacks
  8. slaps
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  • Guests learned about red panda conservation and were able to support the zoo’s red pandas through special animal adoption boxes available for purchase.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Pack in a picnic lunch from Ventura’s Harbor Cove Cafe, which boxes up sandwiches and snacks for visitors to the Channel Islands.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of boxes
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  • An expensive dollar also scourges industries that compete with imports.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Definition of scourges
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  • And there’s rarely time to digest one controversy before the next one comes barreling down the road and smacks us in the mouth.
    — Bernard Goldberg, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In a fight with yet more mercenaries, Reacher smacks a gun out of a guy’s hand using one of Philadelphia’s moving subway trains.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of smacks
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  • Tailored trousers kept the outfit polished, while paisley socks beneath leather wedge pumps gave it a tongue-in-cheek finish.
    — Minty Mellon, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Lest someone try to squish the existing MoMA x Nike socks into the split-toe, collaborative tabi socks will also release alongside the sneakers.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of socks
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  • Listeria hits about 1,250 people in the United States annually and kills about 172, according to the CDC.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
  • His head hits the table, a pitcher drops to the floor and explodes.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of hits
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  • If Tesla chops between roughly 330 and 425 into that Friday, the short options expire and the remaining December call is carried at a lower basis.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal chops $150 million from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, which battled against the largest budget cut in last year's negotiations.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of chops
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  • She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system, disrupting communication between the brain and the rest of the body.
    — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Blair revealed in 2018 that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder that attacks healthy cells in the central nervous system, according to the National Institutes of Health.
    — Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of attacks
Verb
  • As the child puts his hands up, Bible says Campbell slaps them away, then drags him off the field.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Nothing slaps like the original, but the upcoming reboot looks kinda cool.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of slaps
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