thrashes

present tense third-person singular of thrash
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Recent Examples of thrashes Framed by her Pepto-pink hair — another Moisturizer-era change — Teasdale bodyrolls and thrashes around, singing so wildly that the edges of her mouth seem to disappear. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrashes
Verb
  • This buries the block into the sand.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
  • According to the notice, the site uses a misleading logo, charges inflated prices and buries a disclaimer far down the page that does not meet state requirements.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the video, Campos whips her long hair in disbelief.
    Christina Noriega, Refinery29, 13 Oct. 2025
  • So unless Benito uncharacteristically whips out a slate of cover songs, his set will be entirely in Spanish.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Posted to the account @maisythemarshmallow on September 19, the video shows the dog, named Maisy, lying calmly as the cat snuggles up and licks her face.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • When asked the question, the owl takes the lollipop and licks it three times before chomping down on its hard shell exterior and handing the stick back to the child.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When the Linguina Monograno all’Astice arrives, there are oohs and aahs as a waiter tosses the pasta in front of guests and finishes with a sprinkling of zest from a cedro, a large Italian citrus.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The second of those four TD tosses was the 250th of Mahomes’ career, and no quarterback in NFL history had reached that milestone in fewer games.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The depth of humanity Kosztolányi brings to the sorrowful life of Skylark and her adoring parents is magical, and rewards anyone who overcomes its modest premise.
    New York Times, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • However, the new fuel cell overcomes this challenge with its lightweight design.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Revenge softens some of Baron Frankenstein’s colder mannerisms into a more playful performance from Cushing; after escaping the gallows, the Baron hides his true identity and takes work at a hospital for the poor to access a supply of body parts.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This type of bias often hides in plain sight.
    Chris Stevens, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The man simply pounds the zone.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When Brian and Murtagh report that Dougal offended the Grants and Colum had to promise Ellen’s hand to appease the situation, Lord Lovat squirms.
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Thrashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrashes. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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