gibbeted

past tense of gibbet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbeted
Verb
  • Trump has also lashed out at China over its restrictions on rare earth exports and his administration is launching a probe looking into whether China complied with a trade agreement from 2019.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Gakpo should have equalised with an 87th-minute header that went well wide, 23 minutes after Salah lashed at a close-range shot and missed the goal by some distance.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Toronto taxed Dodgers ace Blake Snell and pilloried his replacements.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Dem leadership has been pilloried by Dem voters for rolling over and not standing up to Trump.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Royal Dutch Medical Association scolded the psychiatrists, and prosecutors declined to act.
    Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In 2013, then-President Barack Obama penned a thank-you letter to federal employees for their service and scolded Congress for failing to approve a spending plan, without placing blame.
    NPR, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Michael Schill, then president of Northwestern, was berated by congressional Republicans for brokering a compromise with pro-Palestinian protesters last year, disbanding their tent cities while preserving free speech.
    James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • On her first-ever boat, she was berated by a misogynistic captain to the point of swearing back at him and walking off.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But some Republicans blamed Newsom for the freeway closure, calling it an over-reaction.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • As catastrophic wildfires spur insurance companies to raise homeowner premiums and drop thousands of policyholders across California, the industry has blamed climate change for fueling the blazes.
    Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How has Fawlty Towers, one of the most offbeat, provincial, inappropriate, and heavily excoriated shows of all time, remained popular for 50 years?
    Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The Wall Street Journal editorial board excoriated Attorney General Pam Bondi for suggesting hate speech is not protected under the law in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The rapper also expressed frustration towards those who criticized her appearance at a rally Kamala Harris hosted in Milwaukee ahead of the 2024 election, stating that the wrong parts of her speech went viral.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Even some of his Republican allies have criticized it.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Congressional Democrats denounced the $200 million contract.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Reid Hoffman have denounced work-life balance.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Gibbeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbeted. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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