lambasting 1 of 2

present participle of lambaste
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lambasting

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lambasting
Noun
After publicly lambasting Intel's CEO and threatening to withhold CHIPS and Science Act funding, the company granted the US government a 10 percent ownership stake. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025 Pirro slammed the magistrate judge for lambasting prosecutors over recent cases. Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025 Critics were swift and vocal online, with many praising Thunberg's stance and support for Palestine, while lambasting McCain. Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 While the big buzz at Bungie right now is the pending departure of CEO Pete Parsons, hours before that, the community was lambasting what was one of the worst Destiny 2 TWABs in recent memory, one that discussed coming changes to The Portal, loot and leveling. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 While lambasting Kraft, Wu also appeared to take aim at Thomas O’Brien, a prominent real estate developer in the city who was considering challenging her in the mayor’s race but changed his mind about a week ago. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025 About two dozen people held signs lambasting the billionaire outside a dealership in London as passing cars and trucks tooted horns in support. Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 About two dozen protesters held signs lambasting Musk outside a Tesla dealership in London as passing cars and trucks tooted horns in support. CBS News, 29 Mar. 2025 Meloni attempted to increase her control over Italy’s judiciary, lambasting the courts as political for hobbling her ability to offshore refugees to Albania. Nathalie Tocci, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambasting
Verb
  • Miss Sammie flashed the scolding look Jean had known since childhood, though playfully now.
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Shipp is tasked with scolding her father and delivering leaden exposition.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement The arguments against conversion therapy aren’t about attacking religion or silencing free speech.
    Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Sherrill has pinned the blame on the Republican candidate’s campaign, going so far as to run an ad attacking Ciattarelli over the issue.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, the mischievous pup led his owner directly to the scene of the crime by licking his lips constantly, which seemed awfully curious.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Bear 856 is also a large, male brown bear, who is easily identifiable to park rangers due to the animal's unusual habit of licking his lips — a behavior not typically observed in brown bears.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But despite the excessive lashings of déjà vu, these are storytelling clichés that work.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Jeff Tillotson, a lawyer for Teleport, blamed the missing lashing on a contractor, who is not a party to the lawsuit.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In 2025, for all the play’s bickering and bashing, the eventual trajectory of Art feels almost saccharine.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since exiting Dries Van Noten a few years ago, Scallon has been working as an independent consultant and mentor in fashion communications strategy, also lecturing occasionally and sharing his views about creative content on podcasts.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The same woman Don had been lecturing about beer.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kirk followed Guerrero the next inning, slamming the first of his two homers over the outfield wall.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Nonprofit watchdog group Human Rights Watch and fellow comedians like David Cross and Marc Maron, however, are saying otherwise, accusing the festival of deflecting from the country's human rights violations and slamming their peers for their involvement.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Layered with live jazz and pounding percussion from experimental duo Robin Schulkowsky and Joey Baron, the result gave Hedda an extra pulse.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
  • My heart was pounding in my chest and in my ears.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025

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