Thesaurus results for LATHERED

lathered

verb

past tense of lather

as in licked

to strike repeatedly the farmer lathered the recalcitrant mule

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Recent Examples of lathered Seaside bluffs are lathered with concrete so mansions can overlook the ocean. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026 Once lathered, the formula deploys papin, an enzyme that’s derived from papaya and helps dissolve the glue that binds dead skin cells. — Deanna Pai, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026 The scalp scrubs that made our final list lathered well and did a good job of washing out fully, no matter the size of the exfoliating particles. — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026 In practice, the actual drama is alternatingly lathered and spread thin across the movie’s runtime. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 The bouncy, stretchy formula can be left on for a few minutes as a quick mask, lathered up as a cleanser, or both. — Sarah Felbin, Allure, 20 May 2026 Charred on the grill and lathered in a pat of butter—there’s nothing better. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026 On a stage, a barker lathered the crowd into a froth while introducing a 49ers Super Bowl hero who, given the buildup, was sure to be either Joe Montana or Jerry Rice, but turned out to be Hall of Fame pass rusher Charles Haley. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026 Allegedly discovered by the Benedictine nuns of Catania, these Sicilian pastries are made from Semolina dough lathered in honey and citrus peel, that are then stuffed either with ricotta (in pastry balls) or anchovies (in a long shape), then fried in seed oil or lard. — Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026

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Unfortunately for us, those tenants have evolved a sticky knack for evading eviction, creating a webbing known as biofilm that prevents them from being easily licked or swallowed away.

— Mike McRae, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, as hip-house took hold Stateside, those who had licked a new sonic language weren’t going to sit a profitable wave out.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of licked

Verb

Each is a spectacular blend of Spanish, African, and Indigenous ingredients and techniques—garlic, onion, peppers, and herbs pounded in a wooden mortar and pestle with Taíno roots called a pilón, binding the island’s ancestral and colonial cultures.

— Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
Valuations have been pounded to multi-year lows on persistent worry that current profits are unsustainable and the group remains vulnerable to any slowdown in data-center builds.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of pounded

Verb

When the gales of November came early, as the song goes, large waves and intense wind lashed the ship on her final voyage.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Heavy rains lashed the Gaza Strip, flooding tents and intensifying the misery of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of lashed

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Now comes Denver, which whipped the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 because Carolina couldn’t handle the Broncos’ pass rush.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
The Falcons’ starting quarterback twirled a black string around his finger, then violently whipped it down after his first interception.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of whipped

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In the city of Rennes in northwest France, metal pétanque balls were thrown at officers, the statement said, adding that police had been pelted with other projectiles in the cities of Pau and Orléans.

— Zacharie Petit, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Rain is most likely to hit in the afternoon, Garcia said, unlike over the weekend when rain pelted the region for hours.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of pelted

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The altercation erupted after an enraged woman allegedly slapped a fellow speaker with a phone and lunged when challenged on women's rights in Iran.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The attacker slapped the woman on the buttocks on Bedford and Willoughby Aves.

— Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of slapped

Verb

Shares have been battered on concerns that artificial intelligence companies — including CoreWeave — were borrowing too much money for their build-outs.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
Many Peruvians are also battered by rising insecurity and the increasing cost of food.

— Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

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