lashed (out)

verb

past tense of lash (out)
as in criticized

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lashed (out)
  1. criticized
  2. fulminated
  3. chid
  4. chastised
  5. slandered
  6. rebuked
  7. reprimanded
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  • His past medical reports have been criticized for offering limited detail and including statistics that some health professionals have viewed with skepticism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • During the Democratic state convention in Corpus Christi last month, the Democratic candidate for governor, Gina Hinojosa, criticized Abbott.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of criticized
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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.
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of fulminated
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  • Trump has previously expressed chided his own appointees for some of their rulings.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • Iyanla Vanzant, the program’s host, chided Holmes for squandering much of her fortune, buying properties and paying allowances to hangers-on.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of chid
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  • On Thursday, Vance chastised Israeli officials who were publicly criticizing the agreement.
    — Quinn Scanlan, ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • An April 1959 editorial in The Times chastised residents who implied the Friends were trying to enrich themselves.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of chastised
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  • Now, the ultimate question of whether Walters slandered Miller will return to the district court.
    — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Jerry Jones slandered my name to Cowboys media and national media for months.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of slandered
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  • Trump has repeatedly singled out Spain over those decisions and first floated the idea of cutting trade with the country in March—an economic threat that was widely rebuked by European leaders.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 8 July 2026
  • Trump has long rebuked other NATO countries over their defense spending — and claimed last year’s pledge to collectively boost it as a major personal win — while more recently clashing with them for failing to back his war against Iran.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of rebuked
Verb
  • Wimbledon fashion is also something that can get patrons in trouble, with Andy Samberg saying he was reprimanded for wearing black jeans in the Royal Box.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Anne White was famously reprimanded for wearing a skin-tight unitard during her first-round match in June 1985.
    — Afia Asamoah, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Definition of reprimanded
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