The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.
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Lambaste
Synonyms for "lambaste" (195 found)
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12 entriescritical reviewharsh criticismharsh lambastelambaste of policymedia lambastepublic lambastepublic rebukescathing lambastesevere condemnationsevere lambastestrong criticismverbal assault
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Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.
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It braces the talk not only of pundits, but of all the major Republican candidates - from the tough guy at one end, Rudy Giuliani, who lambastes Democrats for not using the word or its equivalent, to the "nice" candidate at the other end, Mike Huckabee, who defines Islamofascism as "the greatest threat this country [has] ever faced."
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Indeed, part of the problem was that Armstrong was rowing back on so much previous behaviour and years of aggressive lambasting of reporters, officials and team-mates who had claimed he was doping. "I don't forgive Lance Armstrong, who lied to me in two interviews. And I suspect most of America won't, either," Kurtz wrote.
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