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as in whipping
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 licking
to strike repeatedly
all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows
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as in tying
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 lashing
Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
On many nights, Tamara would find her grandmother hunched over the kitchen table, poring over trial transcripts in which Erik and Lyle delivered hours of tearful and stomach-churning accounts of beatings, verbal lashings and rape.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 31 Dec. 2025
Trump wasted no time lashing out at the beloved filmmaker in the early hours of Monday morning as reports poured in about Reiner and his wife Michele being found dead at their Brentwood home on Sunday.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Structurally, the homes easily withstood the hurricanes’ lashings.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
On many nights, Tamara would find her grandmother hunched over the kitchen table, poring over trial transcripts in which Erik and Lyle delivered hours of tearful and stomach-churning accounts of beatings, verbal lashings and rape.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
After lashing out at Shapiro and seemingly aligning herself with Carlson, Candace Owens and Jack Posobiec, Kelly took heat from former friends and supporters who accused her of trading her credibility for clicks.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 31 Dec. 2025
Trump wasted no time lashing out at the beloved filmmaker in the early hours of Monday morning as reports poured in about Reiner and his wife Michele being found dead at their Brentwood home on Sunday.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lashing
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After years of inflammatory social-media posts and antisemitic invective, Kanye West has taken out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal that traces his erratic behavior to his 2002 car crash.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
26 Jan. 2026
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Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2024
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His June assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities had two carrier groups in the region, more there as a counter-weight to any Iranian reprisals than to be directly involved in the attack.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Senegal -- The Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on an air force base in Niger's capital that wounded four soldiers and damaged an aircraft.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Martinez and another man were charged in October with assault with a deadly weapon, accused of following the agents' vehicles and initiating the collision with Exum's SUV that led to the shooting on Chicago's south side.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pretti was shot while agents were evidently seeking to detain a man, Jose Huerta-Chuma, whom Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said had an extensive criminal record including domestic assault.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Trump launches another tirade against a NATO ally.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, Adcock went on a tirade against then-President Joe Biden.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2026
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In this context, the Hall snub is a fitting—if unjustified—rebuke.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Despite the rebuke, his voice already sounded mellower—syrupy even.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The former directors also criticized Saintremy’s reprimands from the city, stating a key function of her role is to promote events at the cultural center and that means speaking with media.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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After a presentation by a lawyer and an investigator for the secretary of state’s office, a response from the county and a lengthy discussion among the board members, the board voted to issue a letter of reprimand to the county.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, Walz abandoned his campaign for a third term this month amid criticism over mismanagement of taxpayer funding for child care programs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … ‘NEVER AGAIN’ – Tim Walz to end political career amid fraud scandal and party criticism.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashing. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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