as in to blame
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
London reviewers slagged off the new play for being another kitchen-sink drama
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Recent Examples of slag
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
That’s not meant to slag his breakout 30-goal season, though.
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The Athletic Nhl,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Daniel Bain,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Any form of coal ash, including fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, wet or dry, can be converted into six high-purity mineral fibers that can be used in various industries.
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Nick Franck,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Someone was slagging someone else, someone was telling an outraged story, someone was discussing the logistics of the night.
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Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
That’s not meant to slag his breakout 30-goal season, though.
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The Athletic Nhl,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
Abandoned coal mines and slag piles – mountains of waste left over from steel, mining and coal operations – continue to contribute dissolved materials to southwestern Pennsylvania waters.
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Daniel Bain,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
Any form of coal ash, including fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, wet or dry, can be converted into six high-purity mineral fibers that can be used in various industries.
—
Nick Franck,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slag
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Before the earthquakes, the government generally defended its national health system as robust, blaming shortcomings on sanctions imposed by the United States.
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This ruling compels companies to confront systemic biases embedded in their hiring data, rather than solely blaming technology.
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The valley floor is silt and loess left by the ice-age Missoula Floods, the glacial-lake megafloods that repeatedly drowned the region.
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The Hansen Dam Aquatic Center pool was constructed in 1999 in a $15-million project to replace a previous pool in the area that was filled with silt.
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The program posed a massive political problem for Mamdani, who’s been criticized by both his allies and opponents for his stance.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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Little filth flies such as drain flies breed in sludge and decaying matter that can build up in drain pipes, says Oi.
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The 29-year-old has arrived at Rolling Stone’s office in distressed cutoff denim shorts and custom boots self-designed to look like she’s been trekking through sludge à la Kate Moss at Glastonbury 2005.
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If these rotations fail to get results, will Spo take the blame or will fans forget his history and fault the player who is underperforming?
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The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events.
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And we are asked to make the leap ourselves—men were also sacrificed as dross.
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The downside of all of these riches is the dross accompanying the gold.
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Eight of the primary winners who condemned the Gaza conflict were backed by American Priorities, a new pro-Palestinian super PAC supporting candidates who have been critical of Israel’s military actions.
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Lot is often described in the Qurʾān, and in subsequent interpretive traditions, in the role of condemning the men of Sodom for lusting after men rather than women.
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Some relief workers are using donkeys and bulldozers to remove solid waste, according to Louise Wateridge, a communications officer for the UN’s children’s agency in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Then, cleaning robots would handle waste detection and room upkeep using AI.
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“Slag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slag. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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