Beat
Beat verb - To strike repeatedly.
Flay
Flay verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
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Flay and Beat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/beat/flay
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