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lambaste

[lam-beyst, -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

But after hearing, over the course of the docuseries, British broadcasters lambaste Victoria about everything from her weight to her naivety, it feels like she’s earned it.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 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

True, the students didn't lambaste Ian and Randy that year as they had in the past, however, in a way, they were just as bad.

From Wild Justice by Sprague, Ruth M.

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

Dripping with sarcasm, the song lambasts the faux-breeziness that people – particularly women – are expected to project at the start of a relationship.

From The Guardian Oct. 20, 2016

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

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

He has drawn allegations of corruption—which he has denied—and been lambasted for allegedly amassing personal wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 25, 2026

Several esteemed opera houses, ballet companies and artists working within these spaces publicly lambasted Chalamet’s comments.

From Salon Mar. 11, 2026

Southgate wrote: "I remembered Fabio Capello signing a new contract ahead of the 2010 World Cup and getting lambasted, actually putting the team under more pressure."

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

The entire human race is lambasted by one form of propaganda or another from the time the infant learns to sit up until the elderly lays down and dies.

From Highways in Hiding by Smith, George Oliver

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

Emirati presidential advisor Anwar Gargash has condemned the atrocities in El-Fasher and expressed concern for Sudan’s unity, lambasting last week what he called "fake news" about any involvement by the UAE in Sudan.

From Barron's Nov. 13, 2025

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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