lacing (into)

Definition of lacing (into)next
present participle of lace (into)

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Verb
  • In 2010, a grand jury indicted former House Speaker Ray Sansom on grand theft and conspiracy charges and issued a 10-page presentment criticizing the Legislature’s appropriations process.
    Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Moore also pointed out flaws in facial recognition technology as a whole, criticizing its early, widespread adoption by law enforcement agencies worldwide.
    Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In the interview, Guthrie talked about blaming herself.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The incident took on a life of its own after Ada’s mother and stepfather issued social media statements blaming Roan for the interaction.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • There are outside groups aligned with Democrats, yet much of their spending has focused on attacking Collins, rather than supporting a Democratic primary candidate.
    Steve Mistler, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Regardless, there’s no excuse — even in hard knocks politics — for attacking someone because of his disability.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Things got worse for the Wild a few shifts later when Spurgeon foiled a Florida rush to the Minnesota net, but went down at full speed and slid hard into the goalpost, knocking the net off the moorings.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The level 3 out of 5, or the area with numerous severe thunderstorms, is literally knocking on the door.
    Ray Petelin, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And while criticism of insurance companies was bipartisan, Republicans and Democrats also blamed one another for the crisis, with the GOP faulting Obamacare and Democrats accusing Republicans of using the hearings to deflect from their own inaction to address rising premiums.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Some Havana Syndrome victims have spent more than a decade trying to draw attention to their cases, often faulting the government for failing to provide enough support or access to specialized medical care.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sitting in the audience, Styles' mere presence repeatedly distracted the actor as the camera kept panning away from him for the beloved pop-rock star.
    Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Neo is a product that was once unthinkable from a company that spent years panning the idea of netbooks and never bothered to make a budget laptop of its own.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Trump has singled out Moore for criticism, blaming him for a Potomac sewage spill, assailing his handing of Baltimore's bridge collapse and invoking a controversy over his military record.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Horvath, 43, has been one of the mayor’s most outspoken critics over the past year, assailing her record on homelessness and last year’s Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The president of a labor union representing Transportation Security Administration employees is lashing out at lawmakers, telling them not to leave Washington, DC, for Easter recess before passing a deal to pay its agents amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • How this showdown plays out will affect not only Anthropic’s booming business but also the way tech titans and other corporations work with an administration known for lashing out at resisters, said Alan Rozenshtein, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Law School.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Lacing (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacing%20%28into%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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