laced (into)

verb

past tense of lace (into)
as in criticized

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  1. criticized
  2. attacked
  3. blamed
  4. knocked
  5. panned
  6. reviled
  7. assailed
  8. faulted
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  • Another user also criticized the company in a Microsoft Learn article, and pointed to Harry Potter author JK Rowling and her controversial views on transgender people.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Their friendship is apparently still solid, and Swift hasn’t publicly criticized him or Macklemore.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of criticized
Verb
  • For example, ExploitGym, a cybersecurity benchmark that was at the center of the July incident in which OpenAI’s models went rogue and attacked the company Hugging Face, was created in 2026.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In the wake of Thursday’s ruling, a chorus of Missouri Republicans have attacked the court over its decision.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of attacked
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  • His minor-league numbers weren’t stellar, but some of that can be blamed on the Pacific Coast League.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The attacks early Tuesday came hours after the rebels blamed Saudi Arabia for an airstrike that hit a prison in Yemen’s northern province of Jawf.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of blamed
Verb
  • Petersen said Unite Here had the largest ground operation of any union in the state during primaries in June and knocked on more than 300,000 doors.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Valero estimated earlier this month that wars in Iran and Ukraine had knocked about 5 million barrels per day of capacity offline.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked
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  • On Monday, those five writers — also DSA-LA members — panned the idea of an endorsement, saying Raman hasn’t earned it.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • While the Underworld movies were critically panned, the films have a passionate fanbase and the first two were box office hits.
    — Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of panned
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  • Anadol’s work was largely reviled by art critics, less for ethical reasons than aesthetic ones.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Houthi rebels have long been backed by Iran and reviled by Saudi Arabia.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Definition of reviled
Verb
  • Kennedy’s post also assailed Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who has criticized Kennedy’s anti-vaccine rhetoric and activism.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, whose administration was widely assailed for its desultory initial response, has made high-profile appearances in La Guaira.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of assailed
Verb
  • An administrative court in Caen, France, faulted the Deauville city hall on Monday for removing a photograph taken in Gaza from a local festival, reported AFP and Le Monde.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Critics have faulted Meta over many of its safety features that users have to manually turn on, or opt into themselves.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of faulted
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“Laced (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laced%20%28into%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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