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• regularly: He regularly lambastes the Labor Party in letters to local newspapers.

Object

• film: Catwoman was one of the most lambasted films in recent years.

• decision: The dissenter lambasted the decision as a " miscarriage of justice " .

• idea: Oscar Reyes quite rightly lambasted the idea of getting cultural figures involved when we do not even know about the bid yet.

• industry: Recent press coverage has again lambasted the insurance industry over critical illness insurance.

• coverage: The Respect MP also lambasted media coverage of the war and said the UN resolution means nothing.

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• when: The Queen was lambasted when Diana died for not flying the flag at half mast at Buck Palace.

Preposition: by

• critic: I come across even more that are terrified of being lambasted by critics.

• conservative: As a result PBS is frequently lambasted by American conservatives as a left-wing liberal mouthpiece.

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• also: Conservative media critic Michael Medved also lambasted Foxman for his comments about Gibson.

• often: Often lambasted for bugs in its products, Microsoft is doing its best to win the respect of the security community.

• rightly: Oscar Reyes quite rightly lambasted the idea of getting cultural figures involved when we do not even know about the bid yet.

• frequently: As a result PBS is frequently lambasted by American conservatives as a left-wing liberal mouthpiece.