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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

A successful achievement or something that has been done successfully.

“Winning the science fair was a great accomplishment for Sarah.”

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Dictionary Entry

scathing

Part of Speechverb

To injure or harm.

Origin

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Common Phrases

attack scathingcriticism scathingindictment scathing. scathingdenunciation scathingcritique scathing
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Synonyms

criticalvituperative

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Related Words

bitterviolentsharpscorchingbarbativevitriolic

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