railed

past tense of rail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for railed
Verb
  • She is outwardly spoken against transgender rights and has ranted several times about Representative Sarah McBride, an openly transgender member of Congress, and her pronouns.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • After the former president ranted at his rallies about our interview with Vice Pres.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Can someone in demand really be that widely reviled?
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Resorting to an omnibus is now common, even though it is reviled by many rank-and-file lawmakers who resent being deprived of the ability to resist individual spending provisions without derailing the sole vehicle for averting a shutdown.
    Lazaro Gamio, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Railed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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