as in whips
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check
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When a dog repeatedly wags and whips its tail against hard surfaces, the tip can split open, bruise or break.—
Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Benbrook whips Diamond Hill-Jarvis Benbrook stayed on pace for a playoff berth in District 8-4A as the Lady Bobcats thumped Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis 55-7.—
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Its sleek, portable design hides neatly behind your TV without blocking neighboring HDMI ports.—
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As the skin matures, pores become larger, but Laura Mercier’s Flawless Fusion Ulta-Longwear Concealer effectively hides them.—
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In addition to this, utilizing these existing tunnels and shafts significantly slashes construction costs and accelerates deployment timelines.—
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Congress slashes taxes, writes stimulus checks, and fattens unemployment-insurance payouts.—
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Brobbey flicks the ball into the path of Diarra, who carries it into the vacated space, before his shot deflects off Axel Tuanzebe and gives Sunderland the lead.—
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As a director, his credits include A Family Man starring Gerard Butler, as well as the Liam Neeson flicks Honest Thief and Blacklight.—
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Hold onto your truest self; by early to mid-April, life switches it up again and starts bringing in more abundance of good things.—
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From there, the conversation switches to the baseball diamond, where Miami is 10-2 entering conference play.—
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Premiums are poised to rise next year as the party flails on whether to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.—
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The 16-year-old flails her arms, thrashes and kicks — sometimes for hours.—
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It’s also made with linoleic acid, a natural emollient that nourishes lashes and brows.—
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Hard Truths premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival and followed Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Pansy, an angry and depressed woman who lashes out at family and strangers, and whose constant criticism slowly isolates her.—
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The 16-year-old flails her arms, thrashes and kicks — sometimes for hours.—
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Framed by her Pepto-pink hair — another Moisturizer-era change — Teasdale bodyrolls and thrashes around, singing so wildly that the edges of her mouth seem to disappear.—
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“Flagellates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flagellates. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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