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lambaste

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[lam-beyst, -bast]

verb (used with object)

lambasted, lambasting 
  1. to beat or whip severely.

  2. to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of lambaste1

First recorded in 1630–40; apparently lam 1 + baste 3
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Congress lambasted the FDA for the shortages and started requiring the agency to prove every year how it was combatting the problem.

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Moran is the first high profile journalist to lose his job over publicly lambasting the president and his aides.

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City Councilmembers released a joint statement lambasting the “indiscriminate targeting of children and families” and vowing to fight to protect immigrants.

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President Trump lambasted Biden over his broad expansion of programs allowing humanitarian entry, known as parole.

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Some critics have lambasted her for failing to bring a satellite contact device — which allows people to send messages in areas without cell service — arguing she wasted law enforcement resources in the search for her.

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