fustigates

verb

present tense third-person singular of fustigate
as in jumps (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fustigates
  1. boxes
  2. scourges
  3. smacks
  4. socks
  5. hits
  6. chops
  7. attacks
  8. slaps
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  • Sometimes the pursuit of a cleaner interface boxes you into one that will not grow with the feature pathways that emerge.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • On Wednesday, Johnson signed an executive order that boxes out problem vendors that don't more tightly regulate against straw purchases.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of boxes
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  • An expensive dollar also scourges industries that compete with imports.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Definition of scourges
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  • Other gamblers just don’t want to get swindled, so anything that smacks too clearly of insider trading can get you in trouble.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Byerley smacks the schmuck in the face and wins the election.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of smacks
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  • Labin details the elaborate process of elimination that determines which socks to bring to the festival each year.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The makeup department added scars to Shaynak’s knees and legs to reflect his character’s backstory, but the compression socks Shaynak wore were his own.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of socks
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  • More importantly, the Grammy-winning album hits 104 weeks on the tally.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This one from Quince hits at the perfect length, right below the hips, and the dark-brown collar and cuffs are incredibly rich-looking.
    — Anna Traver, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of hits
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  • Consider two investors, one who invests $7,500 at the beginning of the year, and another who chops it up into $288 biweekly investments.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The proposal chops $150 million from the Developmental Disabilities Administration, which battled against the largest budget cut in last year's negotiations.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Definition of chops
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  • The hydrogen peroxide treatment then attacks the remaining dye-cotton linkages and removes residual color.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The stories of two high schoolers, Jules and Quinn, entwine on May 1, the day a serial killer attacks one of them.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacks
Verb
  • Soto, looking irritated, reaches out and slaps him upside the head.
    — Sylvia Varnham O’Regan, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Helmut Haller, West Germany vs England, 1966 Ray Wilson misjudges his headed clearance, Haller gathers it on the edge of the box and, just before Bobby Moore can close him down, slaps a right-footed shot into the far corner.
    — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of slaps
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