as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue-lashing
Noun
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The actor also has been involved in occurrences of being verbal and physically aggressive, hurling racists invectives, as well as being out and out violent on a number of occasions.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 July 2025 -
After nights of clashes, then-President Donald Trump, known for issuing directives and invectives through social media, fired off a series of posts shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2020.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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The way that today’s politics works, that should have earned me a lashing on social media.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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As the Epstein scandal has heated up again, though, he’s also been on the receiving end of MAGA lashings from supporters who want to see the tapes go public.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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Any suggestion users should beware connecting to one of the tens of millions of airport, hotel, mall and coffee shop hotspots will always spawn a tirade of sarcastic posts on social media.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Nicki Minaj has been on a tirade this week, accusing Jay-Z and Roc Nation of launching smear campaigns against her.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
17 July 2025
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The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2024
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Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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The actress got candid about the reprimand, and her struggles with anxiety and panic attacks early on in the show's run, in an honest conversation with David Duchovny on his podcast, Fail Better.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
12 July 2025
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Reisinger-Kindle did not immediately return Tribune requests for comment on the reprimand and fine by the state.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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France intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday in hopes of bringing peace to the region, but the plan drew angry rebukes from Israel and the United States.—
John Irish,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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For now, the stew remains safe — if not from cholesterol, then at least from halachic rebuke.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
22 July 2025
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The restaurant was a favorite hangout of the Gilbert Goons and the site of seven parking lot attacks, according to beating videos, interviews and police records.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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Walmart provided security footage that reportedly confirms both the attack and the theft.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
23 July 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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“Tongue-lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue-lashing. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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