crucify

verb

Definition of crucifynext
as in to criticize

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Recent Examples of crucify Armie Hammer is comparing his exile from Hollywood to being crucified. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 Thursday’s liturgy recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at The Last Supper together before he was crucified. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 The bible writes that Jesus carried the cross to Calvary, where he was crucified and died for the forgiveness of sins. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 People may hate it or crucify me for that, but there’s a bit of a lighter touch to these shows. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crucify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucify
  1. criticize
  2. berate
  3. blame
  4. scold
  5. excoriate
  6. upbraid
  7. flay
  8. fault
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  • The move came days after Stephens publicly criticized EMCC and Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference leadership over changes to the league’s football schedule and playoff format.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also defended the decision to increase bond purchases earlier last month, after investor Stanley Druckenmiller criticized the move.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of criticize
Verb
  • Galliano berated a French couple with antisemitic and anti-Asian rhetoric in February 2011, which led to his conviction.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Doc Sampson checked on Will, but Kenny berated the doctor and shrugged him off.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of berate
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  • Heaping credit onto Espada is dangerous, but so is blaming him for every game that goes awry.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • That war ended in a humiliating defeat by an enemy regarded as much weaker, and many tsarist officials blamed the outcome on Japanese spies and saboteurs.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of blame
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  • Historically, the United States has sent mixed messages to Europeans, encouraging them to step up but then scolding them for seeking autonomy.
    — JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, during testing, the handheld triggered nostalgic memories of playing Final Fantasy Legend and Mario Land 2 on long car rides to my grandparents' house, but without the eye strain and being scolded for playing in the dark as the sun set.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of scold
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  • Rahm Emanuel, a former congressman, White House chief of staff and mayor of Chicago, made a stop at Tel Aviv University in July to excoriate Netanyahu for turning Israel into an international outcast.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In a press conference after the hearing, officials sent their condolences to Thompson’s family, while excoriating those who glorified Mangione.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of excoriate
Verb
  • One upbraided Tufty for this comment.
    — Eric Adler June 4, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • There’s a moment when a former general upbraids a footman for not wearing gloves to serve food.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 May 2026
Definition of upbraid
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  • Hamilton has flayed his Republican opponent for not holding public town halls -- an argument that resonates with Ubel.
    — Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of flay
Verb
  • Wiener defended the narrower bill and argued opponents were faulting it for not going far enough rather than focusing on what the bill would do.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Critics have faulted Meta over many of its safety features that users have to manually turn on, or opt into themselves.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of fault

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“Crucify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucify. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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