gibbeted

Definition of gibbetednext
past tense of gibbet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbeted
Verb
  • But Johnson, who won a pair of Super Bowl championships with the Cowboys, lashed out at Spygate being the reason for Belichick not being selected.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This is far from the first time the White House has lashed out at the cohosts of The View.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • On social media, he was getting pilloried by Fuentes’s legions of fans, many of them alienated young conservatives who call themselves Groypers, in honor of an obese version of the Pepe the Frog meme.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
  • As an 18-year-old, Bedard was pilloried for having a minus-44 rating.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • At a hearing two days after the government dropped its charges against Baraka, the judge upbraided Stephen Demanovich, a federal prosecutor who had been assigned the case.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • During cross-examination, he was upbraided for long answers that did not immediately answer the question he had been asked.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • During the trip, the priest who was showing them around was scolded.
    McKinley Franklin, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The president himself scolded a New York Times reporter for asking about the cost and whether Amazon was seeking to get in his good graces.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Davos delegates didn’t need to hear a political stump speech attacking the American president or be berated by a governor for also not beating up on him.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Milwaukee activists and residents berated Police Chief Jeffrey Norman for his trip to Israel for a six-day training session.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • When Seattle gave up 38 points in a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5, Macdonald blamed himself for overloading the defensive game plan.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Democrats think Trump is only engaging because of his sagging poll numbers and his sensitivity to getting blamed for another shutdown.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In a letter to the state senator, obtained by The Star, the groups excoriated Hall’s nomination on four counts.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The lower house in the Dutch parliament approved a plan to scrap bonus restrictions for most financial sector staff, a major step in softening a rule that has long been excoriated by the industry.
    Sarah Jacob, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Chinese state media criticized the H20 for lacking technological prowess and being environmentally unfriendly, with regulators eventually halting imports over security concerns.
    Joe Toscano, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Liston questioned why Pretti was carrying a handgun — which appeared to be removed from its holster by an officer just before the shooting — and Baisley criticized Minneapolis’ local leadership and immigrants without proper legal status.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Gibbeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbeted. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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