as in to crucify
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbet
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Thanks to Christ — crucified and risen from the dead — hope does not disappoint!—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025 -
Thanks to Christ – crucified and risen from the dead – hope does not disappoint!—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some economists pilloried Biden at the time, saying the third round of stimulus relief was unnecessary, excessive and likely to overheat the economy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
15 Nov. 2024
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The lack of activity was pilloried on sports talk radio and in various online Canucks fan spaces.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Verdugo lashed hard line drives in his first two at-bats with the Braves, off Twins pitcher Chris Paddack.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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A day after his remarks, the president lashed out against the Fed chair.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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If the robot, who frequently metamorphoses, gives shape to some form of justice, it’s flayed down to a name.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The upper fangs sank into Wyatt’s left cheek, just below his eye socket, the lower into his top lip and right nostril, flaying his face in four separate places.—
Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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Summary Stop blaming the algorithm for slow LinkedIn growth.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Duffy should listen to the lawyers, but instead the Trump Department of Justice has transferred the handling of the congestion price litigation from New York lawyers to some in D.C., blaming the SDNY for intentionally sabotaging the case in filing the letter where it could be seen by all.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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That, in the end, is the heart of the spectacle of Noem’s militaristic videos and Leavitt’s scolding and lies.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
25 Apr. 2025
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Today's top stories President Trump scolded Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday after Russia launched a deadly strike on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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The brief interview created a furious reaction online, with the likes of Dionne Warwick and Khloé Kardashian upbraiding the journalists for treating Babyface so disrespectfully.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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That starts with upbraiding Chapman’s would-be assassin, who’s still nursing injuries from being run over by a taxicab — this after handling three other agents quite capably.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2024
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One board member defended the district’s decision, while another faulted it.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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Cohen faulted big law firms for not standing up to Trump as they would be expected to do for any of their clients.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Gibbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbet. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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