Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrashings
Noun
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Hockey players aren’t known for being shy about fighting over different plays on the ice, but Wayne Gretzky and his current compatriots have learned not to come to blows.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Rancorous debate in the GOTW meeting room as the panel nearly came to blows, with Broncos-Eagles supporters threatening a walkout as Bucs-Seahawks advocates were kicking over chairs.—
Greg Cote
October 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ridley Scott, a filmmaker not known for pulling his punches, has issued a withering assessment on the health of Hollywood output right now.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The matches are pretty violent, with nasty punches to the face and vicious knees to the head.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For decades, Las Vegas buffets were a tourist jackpot.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Forget belly dancers and buffets—this is the real thing.—
Katharina Kotrba,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Thrashings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrashings. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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