railed

past tense of rail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for railed
Verb
  • Rinderknecht allegedly ranted to passengers about Luigi Mangione, who is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, capitalism and vigilantism, The Associated Press reported.
    Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 10 June 2026
  • But, for a pitcher who once famously ranted about fastball velocity, this all seems built on a pretty shaky foundation, given those wildly moving radar gun readings.
    Eno Sarris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Shakespeare’s haughty Roman war hero, revered on the battlefield yet reviled by hungry plebeians, becomes the flash point in a young democracy tearing itself apart over power and sacrifice.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • They were both reviled and imitated, but always watched as a pop cultural spectacle.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026
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“Railed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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