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as in scolds
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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2
as in attacks
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot
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3
as in licks
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 lambastes
Mikey lambastes him anyway, turning a speech in praise of Richie into a searing evisceration.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 May 2026
Orbán frequently lambastes the EU, but its funding helped keep the country afloat despite his disastrous economic policies.
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Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Desire fires him, cuts him to pieces, lambastes him.
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Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 May 2026
Orbán frequently lambastes the EU, but its funding helped keep the country afloat despite his disastrous economic policies.
—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Desire fires him, cuts him to pieces, lambastes him.
—
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambastes
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Someone else scolds the offender.
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Inspired by This Is Spinal Tap, Cundieff makes quick work of lambasting the casual misogyny and homophobia ingrained in hardcore rap, but also of the media scolds unable to parse the message of the music.
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The 6-foot-9 Haugh stretches defenses with his shooting, attacks the rim, thrives in transition and guards multiple positions.
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Zuko attacks Katara while Azula attacks Aang, ultimately injuring him and leaving his fate unclear as Team Avatar escapes.
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Food stands also debuted that year, with ribs sizzling along with the blues licks.
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At one point in a dinner scene, Shields' Erika licks Joey's fingers.
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The couple has been targeted by a group called Boycott Divest Zabludowicz, which criticizes them for supporting a pro-Israel lobby.
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That letter, referenced in the Brandeis Center complaint, criticizes the APA for failing to discipline a former division president, Lara Sheehi, for various incendiary comments about Zionism.
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His hand fans out into a wave, then the door slams shut.
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Granit Xhaka slams it into the right corner of the net.
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Also in Scorsese’s film, Cady’s crimes are so galling that Sam, Cady’s defense lawyer, breaks his own oath to his client and hides evidence that might have helped get Cady off (a change from MacDonald’s novel).
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The main event is its almost-sheer yet transformative coverage that hides pores, redness, and wrinkles, all the while imparting deep hydration via hyaluronic acid.
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Today’s successful downtowns rely on a mix of ingredients, said Steven Falk, the former city manager of Lafayette, who’s served as an interim city executive in Oakland and Richmond and who lectures at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
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Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps.
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Smullen’s campaign launched an anti-Constantino website that excoriates him for, among many other things, his past registration as a Democrat.
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Woodcutters sets forth the musings of a narrator sitting in an armchair at a dinner party who excoriates the literary awards establishments of his native land (and by extension all lands that are host to a robust bourgeoisie).
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“Lambastes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambastes. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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