Thesaurus / assail
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Back in February, he assailed long-term care workers who declined the vaccine.
GOP WEST VIRGINIA GOV. JIM JUSTICE IS DONE WITH ALL THAT NONSENSE ON VACCINESAARON BLAKESEPTEMBER 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAs warming mercilessly assailed them, I clung to the knowledge that the glacier I knew best remained the exception.
WHEN CLIMATE CHANGE CAME FOR MY FAVORITE GLACIERSMURGUIAJULY 30, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINECordell Hull, the congressman known as the “father” of the income tax, assailed the decision, according to scholar Marjorie Kornhauser.
THE SECRET IRS FILES: TROVE OF NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN RECORDS REVEAL HOW THE WEALTHIEST AVOID INCOME TAXBY JESSE EISINGER, JEFF ERNSTHAUSEN AND PAUL KIELJUNE 8, 2021PROPUBLICACertainly, the past year alone has assailed each of us with the fear of covid infection, loneliness, the death of loved ones and sickening instances of racial and ethnic injustice.
CHEER YOURSELF UP WITH LIGHT COMEDIES FROM ANOTHER ERAMICHAEL DIRDAMARCH 31, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAhead of the vote, GOP lawmakers assailed the legislation as a defund-the-police effort.
HOUSE PASSES EXPANSIVE POLICING OVERHAUL BILL NAMED IN HONOR OF GEORGE FLOYDFELICIA SONMEZ, COLBY ITKOWITZMARCH 4, 2021WASHINGTON POSTShe felt the temptation assail her, as of late it had been assailing her faintly, to explore this territory.
THE DAUGHTERS OF DANAUSMONA CAIRDThe bishop and his episcopals can not be hair-brained enough to seek to restore old conditions and assail our liberty.
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL OR FERGAN THE QUARRYMANEUGNE SUEThey did not understand this manouvre, and supposed it to signify that the lieutenant did not deem it prudent to assail them.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLANWithout waiting for them to assail him, the youth dashed forward like a panther at bay.
THE YOUNG RANCHERSEDWARD S. ELLISIf he wheeled about to assail the buck he was without a single weapon, while the Sioux was doubly armed.
TWO BOYS IN WYOMINGEDWARD S. ELLISWORDS RELATED TO ASSAIL
- abide
- abstain from
- antagonize
- assail
- assault
- battle
- bear
- brook
- buck
- check
- combat
- confront
- contend
- continue
- counteract
- countervail
- curb
- defy
- die hard
- dispute
- duel
- endure
- fight back
- forbear
- forgo
- hinder
- hold
- hold off
- hold out against
- keep from
- leave alone
- maintain
- persevere
- persist
- prevent
- put up a fight
- refrain
- refuse
- remain
- remain firm
- repel
- stand up to
- stay
- stonewall
- struggle against
- suffer
- thwart
- traverse
- turn down
- weather
- abided
- abstain from
- antagonized
- assailed
- assaulted
- battled
- bore
- brooked
- bucked
- checked
- combated
- confronted
- contended
- continued
- counteracted
- countervailed
- curbed
- defied
- died hard
- disputed
- dueled
- endured
- forbore
- forewent
- fought back
- held
- held off
- held out against
- hindered
- kept from
- left alone
- maintained
- persevered
- persisted
- prevented
- put up a fight
- refrained
- refused
- remained
- remained firm
- repelled
- stayed
- stonewalled
- stood up to
- struggled against
- suffered
- thwarted
- traversed
- turned down
- weathered
- abides
- abstain from
- antagonizes
- assails
- assaults
- battles
- bears
- brooks
- bucks
- checks
- combats
- confronts
- contends
- continues
- counteracts
- countervails
- curbs
- defies
- dies hard
- disputes
- duels
- endures
- fights back
- forbears
- forgoes
- hinders
- holds
- holds off
- holds out against
- keeps from
- leaves alone
- maintains
- perseveres
- persists
- prevents
- puts up a fight
- refrains
- refuses
- remains
- remains firm
- repels
- stands up to
- stays
- stonewalls
- struggles against
- suffers
- thwarts
- traverses
- turns down
- weathers
- asperse
- assail
- attack
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- belie
- belittle
- besmirch
- blacken name
- blaspheme
- blister
- blot
- calumniate
- cast a slur on
- curse
- damage
- decry
- defame
- defile
- denigrate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- dishonor
- disparage
- give a bad name
- hit
- hurt
- injure
- libel
- malign
- muckrake
- pan
- plaster
- revile
- roast
- run smear campaign
- scandalize
- scorch
- slam
- sling mud
- slur
- smear
- smirch
- sneer
- strumpet
- sully
- tarnish
- tear down
- traduce
- vilify
- asperses
- assails
- attacks
- backbites
- bad-mouths
- belies
- belittles
- besmirches
- blacken name
- blasphemes
- blisters
- blots
- calumniates
- casts a slur on
- curses
- damages
- decries
- defames
- defiles
- denigrates
- depreciates
- derogates
- detracts
- dishonors
- disparages
- gives a bad name
- hits
- hurts
- injures
- libels
- maligns
- muckrakes
- pans
- plasters
- reviles
- roasts
- runs smear campaign
- scandalizes
- scorches
- slams
- slings mud
- slurs
- smears
- smirches
- sneers
- strumpets
- sullies
- tarnishes
- tears down
- traduces
- vilifies
- assail
- assault
- bang
- bash
- baste
- bat
- batter
- belabor
- belt
- box
- break
- bruise
- buffet
- cane
- castigate
- clout
- club
- collide
- crush
- cudgel
- drub
- flagellate
- flail
- flog
- hammer
- hit
- knock
- lambaste
- lash
- lick
- maltreat
- mash
- maul
- pelt
- pound
- pummel
- punch
- punish
- rain blows on
- ram
- rap
- slap
- slug
- smack
- smash
- spank
- strike
- swat
- thrash
- thump
- thwack
- trounce
- wallop
- whale
- whip
- advance
- assail
- assault
- attack
- bear down
- boost
- buck
- butt
- chuck
- chunk
- clip
- clout
- crowd
- cut
- dig
- drive
- elbow
- embed
- fire
- force
- heave
- hump
- impale
- impel
- interject
- jab
- jam
- jostle
- lob
- lunge
- nick
- nudge
- peg
- pierce
- pitch
- plunge
- poke
- pour it on
- press
- prod
- propel
- punch
- push forward
- put
- railroad
- ram
- run
- shove
- sink
- sling
- smack
- stab
- stick
- toss
- transfix
- urge
- wham
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