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to criticize harshly and usually publicly
newspaper cartoonists scathed the lecherous governor with a series of cruel caricatures
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Recent Examples of scathed
Essence, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
At Fendi’s spring-summer 1993 show, Banks sported a blunt cut blonde wig which scathed her black brows.
—Essence, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scathed
Adjective
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Tesla’s response—that of aggressive discounting—has protected volume but damaged margins and resale values.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Todorovich is focusing on enterprise-wide business models but is not placing buys or negotiating return to vendors involving returning defective, damaged or unsold merchandise back to the supplier or manufacturer.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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One study in 2020 surveyed 261 herders in Mongolia, another common habitat for snow leopards; while many reported having seen snow leopards, or had their livestock attacked by snow leopards, none reported any attacks on humans.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The upstream piranhas attacked her, and her blood flowing downstream attracted the rest of the piranhas, leaving the creek clear for the herd to cross.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Faced with a wounded opponent, UCLA stuck to its game plan.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
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The film highlights Thornton’s efforts as he was pursued by 150 soldiers and later swam for hours through the South China Sea with both a wounded lieutenant and fellow soldier tied to him.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wilson slammed Homeland Security officials for the shooting that came a day after a woman was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many Democrats have slammed the administration's conclusions, arguing that the video does not appear to show the woman trying to hit officers.—
Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Landry has been hampered by a hurt knee since mid-October.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pro Bowl left tackle Garett Bolles played on a hurt ankle himself for the entirety of the second half.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Students sat in rows, making faces at each other, scolded by their teachers to behave.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders scolded the media on Sunday after the team’s close loss to the Buffalo Bills at home.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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If both are back or replaced by players with similar salaries, the Warriors are likely pushing near the second apron in the final season that Stephen Curry and an injured Jimmy Butler are under contract.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics took the injured man to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Scathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scathed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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