LACED (INTO) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

laced (into)

verb

past tense of lace (into)

as in criticized

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Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, criticized the state's election officials for not cooperating with the department's demands.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Some Democrats have criticized national groups for not spending more in Southern states like Mississippi.

— Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of criticized

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The men were returning to camp when their white armored Toyota Land Cruiser was attacked by members of the two Haitian gangs.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
After Israel accepted its meager portion, Arabs attacked and retained a significant part of the land that was to be divided between Jews and Arabs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacked

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At least $343,100 is to be spent on surveillance after the president falsely blamed vandals for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Many senior Democrats blamed her, along with the rest of the family and his close aides, for hiding his condition.

— Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of blamed

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NorCal Resist posted footage of the collision to their social media pages, showing a man, Antonio Moreida, being knocked to the ground.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Council was referring to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when Bryant, on the first possession of a group-stage game against Spain, ran through a screen set by then-Lakers teammate Pau Gasol and knocked him to the floor.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocked

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The cameras panned to Baldoni and his family after Maura Higgins and pro Mark Ballas performed the first dance of the night.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Although nine episodes were filmed, only two aired before A&E yanked the controversial and critically panned series, WXIX reported at the time.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 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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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
Bass assailed Raman over the video, accusing the councilmember of calling the city’s police officers fascist liars.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of assailed

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Her opponent in the upcoming mayoral election, Nithya Raman, has faulted Bass for not doing more to help the industry, and has also called eliminating the cap on the state subsidy.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Many of his domestic critics have faulted him for prolonging the war in Gaza to appease his far-right allies, and for permitting ultra-Orthodox Jews to forgo military service to appease that sizable religious voter bloc.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

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