LACED (INTO) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

laced (into)

verb

past tense of lace (into)

as in criticized

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Trump has criticized other NATO members for not helping the US in its war on Iran, personally attacking the leaders of several countries over the issue.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
The attorneys criticized the speed at which the judge conducted the trial, including a court date on a Saturday when several defense witnesses were unavailable.

— Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 July 2026

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Police said former professional soccer player Badea and another man attacked Zeraati before fleeing in a getaway car driven by Stana and then flying out of the country from Heathrow Airport.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
The three men who attacked our CBS News Chicago crew near Adler Planetarium before pointing a gun at people in Brighton Park on Monday afternoon have been charged.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026

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Iran’s former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reviled by some and revered by others, is set to be laid to rest after a sprawling multiday funeral ceremony planned as both a religious and a political spectacle.

— Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Shakespeare’s haughty Roman war hero, revered on the battlefield yet reviled by hungry plebeians, becomes the flash point in a young democracy tearing itself apart over power and sacrifice.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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Roberts once signed on to a Kagan dissent that assailed the shadow docket.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026
It was passed following the signing of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which was implemented during the administration of then-President Barack Obama — an agreement Trump repeatedly assailed before pulling out of it in 2018.

— Daniel Flatley, Fortune, 28 June 2026

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The lawsuit also faulted organizers for not ensuring attendees did not have weapons, tear gas or bear spray, for allowing attendees to enter the festival from multiple unmonitored points and for not imposing security measures after problems at previous events.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
The senators’ letter also faulted the way Tesla counts crashes in its safety reports.

— Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 25 June 2026

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