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Use "flagellations" in a sentence
"NOW: Gary Weiss, Portfolio: Hey, the public needs ritual flagellations just as much as they did in Salem in the 1600s."
"National Nancy Day is best known for its party games, Jell-O shots, stuttering contests, self-flagellations, and rooting for the team playing against the Harlem Globetrotters."
"So the idea is one of Washington's ritual flagellations."