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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gibbet
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Toronto taxed Dodgers ace Blake Snell and pilloried his replacements.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025 -
Dem leadership has been pilloried by Dem voters for rolling over and not standing up to Trump.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Melissa could also lash Turks and Caicos with tropical-storm-strength winds and 1 to 3 inches of rain.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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During the post-fight interviews, a frustrated Aspinall had lashed out inside the Octagon after the stoppage, swearing at the crowd for jeering him.—
Antonio Losada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Koch was a real-life Nazi war criminal, played here by Krieps, whose sick specialties include flaying the skin off of Jewish people and making objects out of it like lampshades.—
William Earl,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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These include thinning fabric, stretching or sagging, holes, flaying, and heavy pilling.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
1 July 2025
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If a new medication is to blame, switching drugs can sometimes help.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Gabriel may not be blamed for Cleveland's offensive struggles, but the Browns will have to explore what Sanders can bring to the field if Gabriel can't showcase more of an arm.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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George Clooney is looking back at one of the more surreal moments from his early Hollywood days — getting personally scolded by the legendary Frank Sinatra.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Oct. 2025
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That is the adage used to scold someone whose gaze is fixed on a particular subject a little too long.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Zelenskyy walked away from the meeting not only empty-handed, but apparently upbraided by Trump, who said Ukraine should accept Russia’s terms for ending the war — by handing over the entire eastern territory of Donbas, the epicenter of ongoing fighting in Ukraine.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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Soon there was an altercation at the front desk, when a Haitian upbraided the American peons about not getting her free stuff fast enough.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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Wrexham could not be faulted for attacking intent.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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There is little to fault with .—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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And other than a recession, which generally keelhauls buyback plans, don’t expect companies to ease off their repurchases.—
Larry Light,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2019
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The threat posed by the AT&T-Time Warner merger is all the greater today because of the Trump administration’s initiative in keelhauling network neutrality at the Federal Communications Commission.—
Michael Hiltzik,
latimes.com,
12 June 2018
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“Gibbet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gibbet. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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