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shellacking

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verb

present participle of shellac

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shellacking
Noun
Australia endured one of their worst home performances in years after a shellacking against an underdog India. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Detroit Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown extended his touchdown streak to three games in the team’s 47-9 shellacking of the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024 The three-game winning streak over the Volunteers -- built via a 49-7 shellacking in 2011, a 24-20 road win in 2015 and a 24-13 home win in the covid-19 year of 2020 -- is the longest active win streak against any SEC opponent for the Hogs. Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024 On May 23, 2002, the left-handed-hitting Green smashed four home runs, a double and a single, amassing a major league-record 19 total bases and driving in seven runs to lead the Dodgers to a 16-3 shellacking of the Milwaukee Brewers in Miller Park. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shellacking 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shellacking
Noun
  • Following a rough 104-83 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the Charlotte Hornets announced LaMelo Ball will be re-evaluated in a week after spraining his ankle in Monday’s defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Smelling defeat from Putin's myriad military, economic, and diplomatic failures, Trump does not see Putin as a worthy ally.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Operating loss shrank to 8.7 million pounds in the period, from 30 million pounds in 2021.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
  • That meant getting vulnerable online about their loss, and engaging a relentless social media strategy to encourage people to stream Montag’s music and support them.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Elle was also seen whipping her hands in a circle to the music during the awards ceremony.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This instant camera captures little moments and big occasions on film, which feels a little more special than whipping out an iPhone.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Who is responsible for drawing up the game plan for a beating like that?
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
  • The bruises of beatings still show on the soles of his feet and back.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trump had his first big flop Punctuating the week was the Trump administration’s first big policy setback: the abrupt freeze, and then unfreezing, of federal grant funds amid a public revolt.
    Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The World Bank has warned that without health investments many developing countries will face serious setbacks in human capital development, poverty reduction, and economic growth.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who has hinted at ambitions for a governor bid in 2026, according to the New York Post, will need to walk a fine line between appeasing his party and not upsetting potential voters in his home state, which could put him at odds with Republicans.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • These weeds require control to prevent upsetting the entire turf ecosystem.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025

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“Shellacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shellacking. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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