197 entries under verb topic. ×

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indict(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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inveigh against(expression, attack, criticize, censure)
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jawbone(oppose, censure, pay, reprimand)
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lash(criticize, censure, disparage, reprimand)
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lay into(expression, oppose, censure, pay)
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lay out(expression, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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lesson(oppose, censure, blame, pay)
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light into(expression, blame, reproach, taunt)
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monish(oppose, censure, blame, pay)
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nit-pick(censure, condemn, blame, blast)
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oppose(censure, blame, pay, reprimand)
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ostracize(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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pay(oppose, censure, blame, reprimand)
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proscribe(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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prosecute(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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pummel(criticize, censure, reprimand, rebuke)
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rake(oppose, censure, pay, reprimand)
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rake over coals(expression, idiom, blast, reprimand)
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rake over the coals(expression, idiom, criticize, discipline)
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rap knuckles
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