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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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Adjective
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The torrential rains and strong winds caused severe flooding that left several rural communities isolated and damaged buildings, roads, crops and infrastructure in poor areas that had already been hit by Hurricane Oscar last year.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025 -
Cuba, still enduring the storm’s heavy rains and winds, reported widespread flooding, damaged buildings, and hundreds of thousands of people displaced, as authorities warned that Melissa could worsen the island’s ongoing economic crisis.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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For Sofia Coppola’s remake of the 1971 Don Siegel drama, Farrell took on a role originally played by Clint Eastwood, as the wounded Union soldier who is sheltered and nursed by a group of young women in a seminary in Confederate Virginia.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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One fighter is seen firing a rifle at a wounded man as others step over bodies.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Released on November 4, the 10-episode series was immediately slammed by critics, clocking a flat 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Throughout the shutdown, Republicans have slammed the high cost of the subsidies, calling them a relic of the pandemic-era and no longer needed.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Invariably, the oft-hurt Williamson is once again hurt, not even 10 games into the regular season.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Gen Z has seen the steepest decline in credit scores of any age group this year as student loans repayments, a tough job market, high inflation and fewer opportunities to build credit early hurt young borrowers, according to the inaugural FICO Score Credit Insights Report.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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The death toll rose to 13 after an injured victim died in the hospital, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Authorities identified the 6-year-old victim as Rosangela Segundo-Osorio, the Tampa Bay Times and NBC affiliate WFLA reported, and her injured mother and brother as Catalina Osorio-Jimenez and Peter Segundo-Osorio, respectively.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Scathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scathed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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