lashed (out)

past tense of lash (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lashed (out)
Verb
  • However, in the years since, the study has been criticized and cited as a major reason for existing stigma against hormone therapy.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Morton has been criticized by the fan base for the lack of efficiency from this offense.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cuomo denied wrongdoing and chided Mamdani.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe that’s a delicate dance even for Drinkwitz, who invoked the Alabama game several times but semi-playfully chided the media for relevant questions about the stuff that plainly needs to be shored up.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During a pre-pageant event, pageant director Nawat Itsaragrisil publicly chastised Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch, leading to a tense back-and-forth exchange that resulted in several contestants walking out in support of Bosch.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Weeks later, the long-running failures of the ETAN Tolling Technology software burst into public view, and SANDAG board members publicly chastised their senior executives for withholding key information from them.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Dearborn has often been slandered for simply coexisting peacefully, because the truth is, some people are uncomfortable, and frankly upset about seeing church steeples and mosque domes share the same skyline on roads.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Moreno calls accusations ‘slander’ In a statement provided to The Bee, Moreno denied the accusations and said she was being slandered.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Student Press Law Center, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and PEN America have each rebuked IU's IDS decision-making as censorship.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Anthropic has rebuked federal government efforts to preempt state-level oversight of AI — a notably different stance than that of OpenAI, which has pushed for less regulation.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know On November 4, Itsaragrisil publicly reprimanded Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch, during a sashing ceremony at a hotel in Bangkok.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Parents’ ongoing protest of teacher removal Rupert has received an outpouring of support since she was reprimanded and transferred to Isador Cohen Elementary for pulling up old carpet in her classroom.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Lashed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashed%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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