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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lashed (out)
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Greenspan was also criticized for enacting policies that contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis that led to the recession at the end of the 2000s.
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The Federal Reserve’s steadfast period of low interest rates in the 2000s was criticized as contributing to a housing bubble in the 2000s, followed by the mortgage crisis of 2007 and the Great Recession the following year.
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Some neighbors fulminated against the university, arguing that the extra events would bring more noise and traffic, and that the property tax-exempt institution would not pay its fair share.
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Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.
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Others chided Pattie Gonia for leveling the accusation against Patagonia, a company considered by many as a leader in sustainability, without painting a full picture of the case.
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But Palmer was not to be chided.
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On Thursday, Vance chastised Israeli officials who were publicly criticizing the agreement.
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An April 1959 editorial in The Times chastised residents who implied the Friends were trying to enrich themselves.
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Now, the ultimate question of whether Walters slandered Miller will return to the district court.
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Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months.
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The unsealing of the disciplinary findings came one day after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court sharply rebuked Krasner’s office for misleading courts, withholding evidence, and violating its duty of candor in multiple efforts to overturn murder convictions.
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But voters rebuked his vision for the future of Georgia’s Republican Party, writes Greg Bluestein.
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One notable instance came in season 1 of America's Sweethearts, when Powell was reprimanded for asking where her ornament was on the locker room Christmas tree, as opposed to expressing gratitude for the decorations.
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Later on during the trial, the judge reprimanded Pino and his supporters for hugging and physical embracing him while court was in session and the jury was present.
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“Lashed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashed%20%28out%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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