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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
Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
For Guardiola to focus on lambasting Hallam was pretty pathetic, all told.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
After a year of lambasting California officials over their response to the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires that consumed his and wife Heidi Montag's Pacific Palisades home, Spencer Pratt wants to take charge.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
As reported by Page Six, Angelyne reposted comments lambasting the bags for using her image without compensation.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Hollywood reacted by lambasting Trump for being cruel and insensitive.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
Trump has frequently shown himself a strong economic messenger — winning reelection in 2024 by lambasting Joe Biden's economy.
—December 12, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
As the president began publicly lambasting lawmakers, several became the target of violent threats.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Dillingham opened up honestly about the current state of college football this week, lambasting what the sport has become as teams across the country prepare to see if their best players stick with their programs in 2026.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
Ribera has also been outspoken in her views on the current US administration, re-posting a statement by former US President Barack Obama criticizing federal agents’ actions in Minneapolis, for example, and lambasting the US for pulling out of climate agreements.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
For Guardiola to focus on lambasting Hallam was pretty pathetic, all told.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
After a year of lambasting California officials over their response to the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires that consumed his and wife Heidi Montag's Pacific Palisades home, Spencer Pratt wants to take charge.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
As reported by Page Six, Angelyne reposted comments lambasting the bags for using her image without compensation.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Hollywood reacted by lambasting Trump for being cruel and insensitive.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
Trump has frequently shown himself a strong economic messenger — winning reelection in 2024 by lambasting Joe Biden's economy.
—December 12, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
As the president began publicly lambasting lawmakers, several became the target of violent threats.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 12 Dec. 2025
Dillingham opened up honestly about the current state of college football this week, lambasting what the sport has become as teams across the country prepare to see if their best players stick with their programs in 2026.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambasting
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Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford, who have now walked plenty a red carpet together, embrace their dark features with red lips, lashings of mascara, and undulating brunette curls.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
17 Dec. 2025
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Krampus is a fabled goat-like figure that punishes naughty children with lashings, sometimes kidnapping them from their homes, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
5 Dec. 2025
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But Beshear hasn’t turned Trump-bashing into a 24/7 vocation, or a weight-lifting contest where the winner is the critic wielding the heaviest bludgeon.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Powell, known for a cool head and a quiet demeanor, has consistently avoided direct confrontations with Trump, even as the president's personal displeasure with the Fed chair escalated from behind the scenes pressure to public bashing.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2026
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Crucially, the film avoids the trap of scolding younger generations or romanticizing the past.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sanders, by now a perennial candidate, perfected his craggy, scolding, mitten-waving style.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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The strategy marks a shift toward attacking cartels’ financial systems as law enforcement pressure mounts on traditional drug routes.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Dan Ndoye is capable of playing in a central attacking role and Morgan Gibbs-White has looked handy playing in a more advanced role.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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England’s Test team are still licking their wounds after their humbling Down Under.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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After years of inflammatory social-media posts and antisemitic invective, Kanye West has taken out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal that traces his erratic behavior to his 2002 car crash.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Eric Freeny blocked Smith, Bilodeau grabbed the loose ball and threw an outlet to Dailey for a hammering dunk.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, Moscow has kept up its hammering of Ukraine’s energy grid in overnight attacks that killed at least two people, according to Ukrainian officials.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
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Christian author Philip Yancey is retiring from writing and lecturing after admitting to a long-running affair with a married woman.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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After teaching at Sacramento City College and lecturing at UC Davis, Fisher moved into public history, working with the California Office of Historic Preservation and the Architectural History Department at Caltrans.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Lambasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambasting. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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