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slagged

verb

past tense of slag, chiefly British
as in criticized
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of London reviewers slagged off the new play for being another kitchen-sink drama

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  1. criticized
  2. blamed
  3. condemned
  4. knocked
  5. denounced
  6. faulted
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  • Vance also criticized border policy under former President Joe Biden while praising deportations.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The report was heavily criticized for failing to assign blame or identify specific evacuation failures, but officials have said that wasn’t the goal of the McChrystal Group review.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of criticized
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  • Trump has opposed mail voting and blamed fraud associated with mail voting for his 2020 election loss.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And despite this finding, which has coexisted for decades, Congress rarely acts, something usually blamed on lobbying outspending a diffuse majority.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of blamed
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  • The jury, which is tasked with deciding whether Sierra should be condemned to Florida’s Death Row or sentenced to life in prison, is still being selected as of Tuesday.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Lucas condemned the highest Arapaho ceremony The sundance marks a time of connection, offering and collective renewal.
    — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of condemned
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  • The news comes roughly a month after fellow receiver Ricky Pearsall had knee surgery that knocked him out for the season.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Walmart knocked Harris Teeter from the top spot in 2019 and has dominated the Charlotte market since with 23% of the market share last year.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked
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  • Meanwhile, Republican politicians across the country have denounced the electoral successes of Muslim politicians, including Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Blowhard Abel, who is running for local office and wants Camilo as his right-hand man, turns out to be a Faustian figure whose influence must be denounced.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of denounced
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  • Gauff double-faulted six times, including twice in a row in one game.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • An administrative court in Caen, France, faulted the Deauville city hall on Monday for removing a photograph taken in Gaza from a local festival, reported AFP and Le Monde.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of faulted
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