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as in whipped
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
the cat's tail nervously lashed the table leg
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows
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as in tied
to prevent (someone or something) from moving freely by or as if by means of a line or cord
The raft was made from several logs lashed together with a rope.
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Recent Examples of lashed
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
The president has lashed out at current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's slow-and-steady approach to interest rate cuts over the last year.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Tony Khan’s History Of Online Controversies On New Year’s Eve in 2021, Tony Khan lashed out on Twitter at former AEW star Big Swole for her complaints about AEW’s lack of diversity.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Watt wasn’t the only football figure who lashed out against Belichick’s snub.
—Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
But Johnson, who won a pair of Super Bowl championships with the Cowboys, lashed out at Spygate being the reason for Belichick not being selected.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
This is far from the first time the White House has lashed out at the cohosts of The View.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump has lashed out at five GOP senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week, raising doubts that the measure will ultimately pass.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump has long publicly lashed out against Powell for not slashing the Fed’s benchmark interest rates to his liking, but the prospect of a criminal indictment was a step too far for an institution that has an outsized influence on both inflation and the job market.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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The skier’s comments somehow came to the attention of the president, who lashed out at Hess on Truth Social on Sunday.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
The president has lashed out at current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's slow-and-steady approach to interest rate cuts over the last year.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Tony Khan’s History Of Online Controversies On New Year’s Eve in 2021, Tony Khan lashed out on Twitter at former AEW star Big Swole for her complaints about AEW’s lack of diversity.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Watt wasn’t the only football figure who lashed out against Belichick’s snub.
—Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
But Johnson, who won a pair of Super Bowl championships with the Cowboys, lashed out at Spygate being the reason for Belichick not being selected.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
This is far from the first time the White House has lashed out at the cohosts of The View.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Trump has lashed out at five GOP senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week, raising doubts that the measure will ultimately pass.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Trump has long publicly lashed out against Powell for not slashing the Fed’s benchmark interest rates to his liking, but the prospect of a criminal indictment was a step too far for an institution that has an outsized influence on both inflation and the job market.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Lashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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