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lambaste

[lam-bayst, -bast] / læmˈbeɪst, -ˈbæst /


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It’s one thing for Mamdani supporters to imbibe “eat the rich” rhetoric, it’s another to lambaste small-time shopkeepers as greedy exploiters when they are the backbone of neighborhood food provision and cultural cohesion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

He was so incensed by the film version of “The Choirboys” that he bought a full-page ad in Daily Variety to lambaste Lorimar Productions and director Robert Aldrich.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

Gaetz, as a man, appears to be widely detested by his former colleagues, given the number willing to publicly lambaste him.

From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2024

No—Ackman’s saved his invective to lambaste perceived wrongdoings at Harvard, instead.

From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023

If you will tell me your last name, too, I'll try and lambaste the children into callin' you proper.

From Hillsboro People by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Schwab’s recent correspondence lambasts the Forum’s board for deploying money and using advisers to diminish his legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

In his 1989 journal article "Feminism, the Body, and the Machine," Berry lambasts the era's burgeoning tech revolution with jarring prescience:

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023

JJ, for instance, lambasts his dad for committing “human rights violations” and the senior Shaft complains about his son’s taste for exposed brick and coconut water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2019

No punishment for Hearts, says SPL Brown focuses on Division One future Brown to continue as Dundee boss Brown lambasts penalty decision 43.

From BBC ● May 21, 2013

Would he, like his friend Galifianakis, play nice with Hollywood, even if it meant doing the things he lambasts onstage?

From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2013

It was then that Tuchel may well have given the game away when he heaped praise on England's mentality but lambasted their lack of quality.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Some people have lambasted servicemembers for taking selfies outside flattened buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

David spoke about the outrageous audition process for “Curb,” wherein actors tried to navigate a brief written scenario without any dialogue to guide them as David lambasted them in character.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

In 2019, he publicly lambasted authorities for their handling of the pro-democracy protests.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

"He did, an' I lambasted him," replied Slone, with force.

From Wildfire by Zane Grey

Meloni, who had recently distanced herself from Trump over his lambasting of the pope, quickly corrected Costa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

This judge had complete command of her courtroom and had no qualms about lambasting anyone who ran afoul of the rules.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

Occasionally, he has had heated arguments with the media, lambasting outlets for "misplacing" their focus.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

Last weekend, MCU fans, Pascal punks and journalists alike spent their afternoons lambasting the millionth time Pascal has been asked about the “Daddy” title the internet hoisted onto him.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025

Among the letters lambasting McCandless, virtually all those I received mentioned his misidentification of the caribou as proof that he didn’t know the first thing about surviving in the back- country.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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