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larrup
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lather
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lay into(verb, expression, oppose, censure, pay)
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lay out(verb, expression, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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lay strictures on
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lesson(verb, oppose, censure, blame, pay)
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level criticism at
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libel(disparage, denounce, smear, assail, malign)
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lick
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light into(verb, expression, blame, reproach, taunt)
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lower the boom(expression, idiom, censure, condemn, blame)
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malign(disparage, denounce, smear, assail, damn)
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