lambasted

verb

past tense of lambaste
1
as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings the director lambasted them mercilessly for forgetting their lines during the final dress rehearsal

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2
as in attacked
to criticize harshly and usually publicly movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot

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3
as in lashed
to strike repeatedly like all westerns, this movie contains the requisite scene of saloon patrons lambasting each other

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Recent Examples of lambasted That detail — and revelations that Mangione’s private writings lambasted health insurers as greedy, according to authorities — made the case a fulcrum for debate about the industry and made Mangione a cause célèbre for some of its critics. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and UFCW Local 1546, which represents more than 2,000 workers at the Tyson plant in Joslin, lambasted the abrupt closure in statements Friday. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Luxon’s political opponents lambasted him and his party. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 But, during a recent DTA strike earlier this year, her organization lambasted the district and its former superintendent Funk for a multi-million budget deficit and staff reductions. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 While each Republican sheep committed a virtual public hanging of the accomplished Fauci, Laura Ingraham smirked each and every time a Republican lambasted him! — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 Trump has maintained that the problems with the Reflecting Pool following his multimillion-dollar renovation were the result of vandalism and lambasted Pirro for not keeping up the fight. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026 During the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, activists from the gay community lambasted him and his institute for the plodding pace of research on the virus. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Sarnecki, who has regularly lambasted his fellow candidates as career politicians, has criticized Masterson for failing to provide property tax breaks for homeowners while approving tax breaks for businesses. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lambasted
  1. scolded
  2. attacked
  3. lashed
  4. lectured
  5. slammed
  6. pounded
  7. reprimanded
  8. criticized
Verb
  • The curious boys climbed onto the roof of their home for a better look, but climbed back down when scolded by their grandmother.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Kirson remembered, adding that, minutes later, the show’s production team scolded her.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • And the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its vessels were attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Ngbape, however, said his surveillance teams in Nizi have not been attacked.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacked
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  • Earlier this month, Kennedy lashed out during an interview on CNN over vaccine and public health policies.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The singer also lashed out at her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, on social media.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashed
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  • None of that made it into the discussion before Wilder lectured the girls about how to think.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Parsipur taught at Brown University in the early 2000s and lectured internationally throughout the ensuing decades.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026
Definition of lectured
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  • Four years before the Falcon 9 upper stage crashed near Einstein Crater, for example, part of a Chinese Long March 3C rocket slammed into the moon's far side.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Danon slammed anti-Israel critics for relying on fake terrorist data while Hamas actively hijacked and marked up aid.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of slammed
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  • Bluefin tuna crudo is gently pounded and spread with a Peruvian-leaning tomato tear, lemon threads and olive oil.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Russia has relentlessly pounded civilian areas of Ukraine, even though Moscow insists its forces target only military facilities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounded
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  • Alaves' Ángel Pérez was reprimanded by coach Quique Sánchez Flores after being substituted and punching the bench several times.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of reprimanded
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  • Chief Critic Democratic Party consultant and former President Barack Obama’s ex-campaign adviser David Axelrod criticized the White House’s decision to use the old plane as a decoy with journalists on board.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Saturday Night actress also opened up about how she’s been criticized over the years for her relationships.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
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