LACED (INTO) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

laced (into)

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past tense of lace (into)

as in criticized

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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 criticized

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But the university’s recent actions in a lawsuit filed by a former student who was attacked on campus during that period appear at odds with that commitment.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Not long after Bungalow 8 opened, the World Trade Center was attacked.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

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Water security India moved to put the treaty in abeyance in April last year following a militant attack in Kashmir, for which Delhi blamed Pakistan but Islamabad denied involvement.

— Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Officials blamed that attack on the National Liberation Army, Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of blamed

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Petersen said Unite Here had the largest ground operation of any union in the state during primaries in June and knocked on more than 300,000 doors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Valero estimated earlier this month that wars in Iran and Ukraine had knocked about 5 million barrels per day of capacity offline.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

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On Monday, those five writers — also DSA-LA members — panned the idea of an endorsement, saying Raman hasn’t earned it.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
While the Underworld movies were critically panned, the films have a passionate fanbase and the first two were box office hits.

— Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of panned

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Kennedy’s post also assailed Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who has criticized Kennedy’s anti-vaccine rhetoric and activism.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, whose administration was widely assailed for its desultory initial response, has made high-profile appearances in La Guaira.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of assailed

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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
One thing the film cannot be faulted for is its picture-perfect evocation of the ranch and split-level houses whose low rooflines remain an ideal visual signifier of the time.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

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