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Synonyms
birch, cowhide, flagellate, flail, hide, horsewhip, lash, leather, rawhide, scourge, slash, switch, tan, thrash, whale, whip
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Story lines were duly flogged: Harris vs. Biden, Beto vs. Buttigieg, The Progressives vs. Everybody. — Washington Post, "‘Why do you look so familiar?’: In Detroit, presidential wannabes try to make themselves worth recognizing," 1 Aug. 2019 Economic growth is dragging, trade war pains (especially, but not only, between the U.S. and China) are mounting, and Brexit is the mood-dampener that never seems to end, flogging consumer confidence, in particular. — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, "It’s a Cruel Summer for Europe’s Discount Airlines—Not Just Because of Boeing," 31 July 2019 Authorities are cracking down on those trying to flog the latest Thomas Piketty or J.K. Rowling at a discount. — The Economist, "New ways of selling books clash with France’s old pricing rules," 4 July 2019 But Democrats and the media are flogging the new indictment as evidence that Mr. Acosta somehow acted improperly. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Prosecuting Alex Acosta," 9 July 2019 Women found guilty of violating the country’s sharia laws prohibiting homosexuality risk being flogged, too. — Washington Post, "With the help of his boyfriend, a German reporter asked Iran’s foreign minister why the country executes people for being gay," 12 June 2019 Religious police spotted him and, claiming that his hair was too long, flogged him with an electric cable. — Matthew Wolfe, Harper's magazine, "Without a Trace," 10 Feb. 2019 In addition to arbitrary jail sentences, human rights groups report women being arrested and flogged by the police. — Bridget Read, Vogue, "The Women of the Sudan Uprising Are Demanding to Be Heard," 9 Apr. 2019 That way, the app can simply scoop up data and flog it on with minimal effort. — Sean Keach, Fox News, "iPhone apps blasted for selling your exact location - do you have these on your phone?," 10 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flog.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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