as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
book reviewers mercilessly savaged his latest novel
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Recent Examples of savaged
In the book, Giuffre alleges that the pair trafficked her to many powerful men, including a prince and a former prime minister who savaged her.
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Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Reviewers of the play savaged both the director and the writer but sang Burnett’s praises.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which savaged New Orleans and much of the Gulf region, led to a push to better understand how and why these storms occur, and what agencies could do to better prepare.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Not bad for a film that critics savaged.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Kraven the Hunter—a Marvel standalone movie starring Aaron Taylor Johnson and Russell Crowe—is being savaged by critics.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
This year, Spotify Wrapped has been savaged by its own users for its uninspired presentation and a lack of personalization.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
The movie was savaged by critics and bankrupted United Artists.
—John Johnson Jr., Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
The three critics who reviewed it, savaged it, the devils.
—James Verniere, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Reviewers of the play savaged both the director and the writer but sang Burnett’s praises.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which savaged New Orleans and much of the Gulf region, led to a push to better understand how and why these storms occur, and what agencies could do to better prepare.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
Not bad for a film that critics savaged.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Kraven the Hunter—a Marvel standalone movie starring Aaron Taylor Johnson and Russell Crowe—is being savaged by critics.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
This year, Spotify Wrapped has been savaged by its own users for its uninspired presentation and a lack of personalization.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
The movie was savaged by critics and bankrupted United Artists.
—John Johnson Jr., Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
The three critics who reviewed it, savaged it, the devils.
—James Verniere, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savaged
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In one attack in mid-September, the militants attacked a convoy of more than 100 fuel trucks, setting fire to half of them, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which maps conflicts.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, who has trailed Spanberger for most of the race, has attacked Spanberger over Democrats' positions on the government shutdown and focused on trans issues, which helped Republicans win the governor's mansion in 2021.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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An associate professor of environmental sciences at Tulane University in New Orleans, Nicole Gasparini, also slammed Landry's proposal on the left-wing social media app.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the weeks since the history-making feat was announced, several right-wing figures and conservative commentators have slammed Roc Nation, the NFL, and Apple Music’s decision to have one of the most successful artists of all time headline one of the most prestigious music events of all time.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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This came after Nick Saban jokingly scolded himself for not fielding Sayin during their weeks-long overlap in 2023’s postseason at Alabama.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Trump, then in his first term as president, scolded police in a social media post for not protecting the statue.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Savaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savaged. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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