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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

Sounds fishy—but if it's so somebody ought to lambaste the old man.

From Youth Challenges by Clarence Budington Kelland

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

Jamil often lambasts or reframes the negative narratives that articles perpetuate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2020

"I'm not suggesting she does a Hugh Grant-type public scene," he said, referring to a scene from the film Love Actually, in which a UK prime minister lambasts an American president.

From BBC ● May 10, 2019

He regularly lambasts the “failing” New York Times.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 11, 2017

The head of Bayer’s pharmacological institute lambasted Hoffmann’s discovery as “worthless.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

While Muscat's cautious stance stood in sharp contrast with Gulf neighbours, who have lambasted Iran for its attacks, many have since pursued dialogue with Tehran.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 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

If he had refused to answer he would indubitably have been lambasted until he did answer, as right richly he would have deserved to be.

From The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 by S. O. (Silas Orrin) Howes

Pelley’s dismissal came Tuesday, one day after a staff meeting in which the correspondent interrupted Bilton’s remarks, questioning the new boss’s qualifications and lambasting Weiss’s leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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

Houston coach Ime Udoka was fined $25,000 by the NBA earlier this week after lambasting the officiating in the Rockets' 128-125 defeat to Denver on Monday.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

More than 100 one-star reviews were left on her business’ Yelp page this week, with reviewers lambasting her remarks at the gala.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025

Then the brothers had to do some more trembling and clinging while John finished lambasting them for running away, which apparently they did about every other week.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli


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