as in invective
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as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives
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But the invective obscured a salient truth: many people were still unclear about where Harris stood on some of the central issues.Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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But over the weekend his invective was turned directly on Navarro.Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
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It was all performed with lashings of brown-nosing.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 May 2023
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Hulton Archive Loren elevated her beautiful eyes with lashings of mascara and eyeliner.Hannah Coates, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
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West has been persona non grata in much of mainstream public life after launching a series of antisemitic tirades online in 2022.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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Somewhere behind me, or off in a secondary control room designated for the lower-level story producers, there were certainly people tracking Hannah’s soapbox tirade.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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As these things go, the tweet exposes Hotez to public vituperation on social media and possibly physical harm.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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On March 12, Nickels tweeted a notice of a scientific conference in Washington at which Peter Daszak, the head of a research funding organization who has long been the target of vituperation by lab-leak advocates, would appear on a panel.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
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But for Pascal to turn his Parisian nose up at his free bowling shirt should have earned a stern reprimand rather than a Joan giggle.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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In some respects, a diktat was already announced last summer by reducing remote working to two days per week, with badges checked and email reprimands for employees who fail to toe the line.Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Johnson was nodding to the widening fallout from his administration’s tug-of-war for control of Chicago Public Schools, which landed him a rebuke from a whopping 41 out of 50 aldermen, including a majority of the Progressive Caucus, which has been his staunchest bloc of City Council allies.Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
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Earlier this week, the U.S. made one if its most serious rebukes of Israel when two leaders sent a letter to Israeli leaders threatening the U.S. could cut military aid if Israel doesn’t take steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza in 30 days.Brian Bushard, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jackson showed little remorse for the victims of his violent attacks, which infuriated McManus.Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Will Fairview’s high-powered attack, headlined by star senior wideout/running back Jordan Rechel, be enough to make noise in the playoffs after a so-so regular-season schedule?Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
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“Tongue-lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue-lashing. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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