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as in lashing
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as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the director lambasted them mercilessly for forgetting their lines during the final dress rehearsal
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as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot
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as in licking
to strike repeatedly
like all westerns, this movie contains the requisite scene of saloon patrons lambasting each other
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Recent Examples of lambasting
Brennan Leach, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Baldwin's voicemail recording lambasting Ireland for not calling him back went viral and caused a long rift with his daughter.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
After her lawsuit was filed in district court, the judge ordered the government to facilitate Estrada Juarez’s return to the US, lambasting its legal arguments justifying her deportation in a scathing order.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The 2028 Democratic presidential primaries are still two years away, but that hasn’t stopped potential candidates from lambasting Israel, a democratic ally now fighting alongside the United States against Iran.
—Daniel J. Samet, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
In a recent interview with GQ, the billionaire rapper said lambasting the whole billionaire class is a distraction from fixing the structural forces that lead to extreme wealth in the first place.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
As well as lambasting Shell, this often self-aggrandizing filing out in the low-tech Santa Monica Courthouse has innocuous cameos by the likes of Ari Emanuel and Jay Penske, among others.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
Locally, political leaders from both parties cited the news in lambasting the other side.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
About 20 residents spoke at Thursday’s meeting, with most lambasting ICE’s tactics and urging the city to push back on the agency’s crackdown.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2026
Verb
Means gained attention on social media over the last couple of years for lambasting traditional medicine and accusing pharmaceutical companies of corruption.
—Brennan Leach, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Baldwin's voicemail recording lambasting Ireland for not calling him back went viral and caused a long rift with his daughter.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
After her lawsuit was filed in district court, the judge ordered the government to facilitate Estrada Juarez’s return to the US, lambasting its legal arguments justifying her deportation in a scathing order.
—Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The 2028 Democratic presidential primaries are still two years away, but that hasn’t stopped potential candidates from lambasting Israel, a democratic ally now fighting alongside the United States against Iran.
—Daniel J. Samet, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026
In a recent interview with GQ, the billionaire rapper said lambasting the whole billionaire class is a distraction from fixing the structural forces that lead to extreme wealth in the first place.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
As well as lambasting Shell, this often self-aggrandizing filing out in the low-tech Santa Monica Courthouse has innocuous cameos by the likes of Ari Emanuel and Jay Penske, among others.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
Locally, political leaders from both parties cited the news in lambasting the other side.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
About 20 residents spoke at Thursday’s meeting, with most lambasting ICE’s tactics and urging the city to push back on the agency’s crackdown.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambasting
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Despite the critical lashing, the audience score has been propped up by faithful fans and is sitting at 96%.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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If plants look deflated or heavily wilted after a wind lashing, this is a sign of water loss.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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The target of our petty president’s latest bashing is Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, who seems to be a guy with Midwestern common sense.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Which seems like the anxiety Chalamet was trying to express with his needless opera bashing.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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First, as the Florida ACLU’s Howard Simon points out, Uthmeier is not scolding another branch of government.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
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Security guard Pascal Duvier, most recently infamous for allegedly scolding 11-year-old Ada Law at a hotel in São Paulo, is clearing the air.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Both sides accuse the other of intentionally attacking civilian targets.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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So when attacking midfielder Nick Moon carried the ball down the left wing in the eighth minute, AC Boise bodies began rushing into the box.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
14 May 2026
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Then they got knocked to the ice, stomped on and left licking their feathers after the first two periods of their Stanley Cup playoff game with the Vegas Golden Knights.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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But host Kristen Kish is licking her lips at the prospect of taking the show even further afield in the future.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
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At one point, the crew shot a scene in which Whalen’s character joins a bar fight, shouting invectives at a hapless extra before pummelling him to the ground.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Riley would have invented invectives.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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Wrexham were fourth bottom of the fledgling table after the third of those three losses, a 3-1 hammering by Queens Park Rangers.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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That's the part worth hammering, not that Nike is greedy or calculating.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
Verb
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At Yale, where Garber began her career, Jacques Derrida was a frequent visitor, and Paul de Man might be found down the corridor solemnly lecturing on Nietzsche.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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How do teachers carry on teaching, lecturing, checking homework and having students prepare for assessments, and how do students enjoy the pleasures that extracurricular activities bring?—
Jerald McNair,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Lambasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambasting. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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