as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures
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Verb
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As the graph below shows, Bournemouth have primarily attacked down their left flank this season, with the axis between Dean Huijsen at left centre-back, wing-back Kerkez and winger Antoine Semenyo proving crucial.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025 -
Canada attacked more fervently afterwards .—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Two people are dead and 19 others injured after a small plane slammed into a Fullerton warehouse filled with workers.—
Hunter Clauss,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Gomez, for instance, was slammed by Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez (who later apologized) over her Spanish in the film.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2025
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Keōua is blinded by wounded pride over his late father’s decision to bequeath their sacred God of War symbol to Kamehameha.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
31 July 2025
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The wounded — 19-year-olds Richard Murray and Janacia Davis, , and 18-year-old Aamori McGann — were taken to Broward Health Medical Center.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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“Scathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scathed. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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