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savaging

  • present participle of savage.

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Landau was aware of what constituted crowd appeal, but is too good-natured to savage many of the people along the way who perhaps deserve savaging.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

Meanwhile, a federal judge has been savaging LAHSA.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2025

People would keep one eye on their bank accounts for missed deposits and the other on Wall Street, where concerns over the nation's creditworthiness could be savaging the value of people's life savings.

From Reuters May 23, 2023

We have always had divisive politics in the United States, going back to when Jefferson and Hamilton started savaging each other during the Washington administration.

From Washington Post Mar. 7, 2022

The last thing he needed just now was his wolf savaging the skinchanger’s boar.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin