LACED (INTO) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

laced (into)

verb

past tense of lace (into)

as in criticized

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Musk moved both of those companies to Texas in recent years and has loudly criticized both California and Delaware (where a Tesla shareholder sued him over his record-setting compensation).

— Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
In 2014, Cuban criticized the NFL for expanding its schedule to have games on more days of the week.

— Jon Machota, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticized

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In a handwritten statement included in the application, Grayson appeared to show little remorse for his actions and maintained that Massey attacked him with the pot of hot water.

— Ava Kelley, NBC news, 31 July 2026
Ignorance is off the table and so is naivete, which leaves only motive — and so motive is what gets attacked.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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These CMOs typically last two to three years before growth plateaus despite rising spend, and they either get blamed for a weak pipeline or move to a role with cleaner metrics and smaller scope.

— Vlada Grebenykova, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Many blamed the incident on his government’s progressive policies and publicly rallied for new border checks at sea, air and land ports of entry.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of blamed

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The subsequent drop, as well as a decline in the shares of Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, have knocked his wealth down to $783 billion, according to Forbes.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, the last on a game-ending double, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak that knocked them out of the AL West lead.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocked

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Even though the movie was panned by critics, audiences embraced Michael, giving it a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

— David Deal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
His opening of the eligibility floodgates by signing NBA G-League player Charles Bediako was nearly universally panned by basketball fans all over the country.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of panned

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Sherrill faulted the software vendor responsible for the defective system, the MVC for taking roughly a year to resolve the problem, and the previous administration for failing to disclose the error once it had been identified publicly.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026
Newsom has often faulted local regulations and attendant political pushback against new housing for California’s housing and homelessness crises.

— Lia Russell July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

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