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dress
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drub(verb, criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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dump on(expression, disparage, denounce, smear, assail)
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expose(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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expostulate(reprimand, reproach, rebuke)
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express displeasure with
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fail
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finger(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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flagellate
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