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blast(charge, attack, dispute, censure)
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defame(oppose, abuse, dislike, condemn)
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dress down(expression, phrasal verb, attack, abuse)
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pick apart(expression, phrasal verb, charge, scorn)
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tell off(expression, phrasal verb, charge, attack)
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admonish(charge, abuse, scorn, censure)
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assess(check, consider, determine, draw)
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complain(oppose, censure, dislike, challenge)
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discredit(charge, diminish, lower, scorn)
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fault(praise, scorn, condemn, find)
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impugn(charge, attack, dispute, scorn)
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minimize(decline, reject, scorn, condemn)
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punish(attack, abuse, censure, condemn)
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rap(charge, attack, praise, abuse)
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revile(cut, attack, remove, abuse)
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slate(attack, timing, scorn, censure)
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take to task(expression, idiom, charge, attack)
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appraise(study, check, consider, determine)
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carp at(expression, phrasal verb, charge, scorn)
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chew out(expression, phrasal verb, censure, blame)
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