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as in whipped
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
the cat's tail nervously lashed the table leg
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows
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as in tied
to prevent (someone or something) from moving freely by or as if by means of a line or cord
The raft was made from several logs lashed together with a rope.
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Recent Examples of lashed
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
This is far from the first time the White House has lashed out at the cohosts of The View.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump has lashed out at five GOP senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week, raising doubts that the measure will ultimately pass.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump has long publicly lashed out against Powell for not slashing the Fed’s benchmark interest rates to his liking, but the prospect of a criminal indictment was a step too far for an institution that has an outsized influence on both inflation and the job market.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Vice President Vance lashed out at the news media during a White House press briefing on Thursday over its coverage of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shooting and killing a woman in Minnesota.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026
Britney Spears lashed out at family for celebrating Christmas without her.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Though the snowstorm that lashed Minnesota on Sunday has wrapped up, road conditions were still challenging on Monday.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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But Johnson, who won a pair of Super Bowl championships with the Cowboys, lashed out at Spygate being the reason for Belichick not being selected.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
This is far from the first time the White House has lashed out at the cohosts of The View.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump has lashed out at five GOP senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week, raising doubts that the measure will ultimately pass.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump has long publicly lashed out against Powell for not slashing the Fed’s benchmark interest rates to his liking, but the prospect of a criminal indictment was a step too far for an institution that has an outsized influence on both inflation and the job market.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Vice President Vance lashed out at the news media during a White House press briefing on Thursday over its coverage of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shooting and killing a woman in Minnesota.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2026
Britney Spears lashed out at family for celebrating Christmas without her.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Though the snowstorm that lashed Minnesota on Sunday has wrapped up, road conditions were still challenging on Monday.
—Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Lashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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