LACED (INTO) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

laced (into)

verb

past tense of lace (into)

as in criticized

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As Maddox-Evans discussed those topics, a resident criticized the pace of redevelopment and the housing waitlist, demanding an apology for conditions in her home as she was escorted out of the meeting.

— Nats_syndicator, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026
Customers have sometimes criticized the approach, arguing the contracts could have started sooner and battling it out in court.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of criticized

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Once in sight of land at last, the ship is attacked (by the French, as this is during the French and Indian War), with consequences falling hardest on the Clems.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Second, during a July test, OpenAI agents attacked Hugging Face systems in a move unrelated to its task.

— Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of attacked

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In diagnosing what happened in North Carolina last week, Budd blamed the extent of their losses on national Republicans’ decision to pull funding for Michael Whatley, their Senate nominee, late in the cycle.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
The vote came as Republicans grapple with the fallout from sweeping midterm losses that some in the party have blamed on the war in Iran and the resulting surge in gas prices.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of blamed

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Zaina Alsous, the political lead for Unite Here, said her members knocked on 50,000 doors in support of Rodriguez.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Law enforcement knocked on residents' doors the night before, asking questions about the dumpster, according to people who live on the block.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of knocked

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While panned by critics, the show’s gained something of a cult following among appreciators of camp.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
The camera then panned to the Arrowhead Stadium suite where Swift, 36, was watching her husband, 37, and she could be seen hugging Este Haim during the exciting moment.

— Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of panned

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In the American psyche, data centers have become so reviled that big tech can’t even pay residents life changing money to welcome the facilities into their backyards.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 15 Oct. 2026
He was admired by some as a charismatic statesman who put Italy on the world stage but reviled by others as a populist who used political power for personal gain.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of reviled

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Acton has assailed Ramaswamy for not committing to selling off his investments in tech and AI stocks, calling these holdings a conflict of interest.

— Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
Democratic and Republican lawmakers assailed the diesel deal, which came a month after Trump signed a bill to impose tariffs on countries that import Russian oil.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of assailed

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Some tribe members faulted your original Toka alliance for overlooking the math and forming a tight five-person alliance in a tribe of 11.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026
The judge also faulted Phillips and Chaib for not getting a new attorney months earlier, when the relationship began to deteriorate.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of faulted

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