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as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
the mayor had hardly been in office for a month before she was being excoriated for problems of very long standing
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Recent Examples of excoriate
At the time, physicians and nurses excoriated HCA because of the impact on residents in East San Jose, who would be forced to travel longer distances to receive care for more serious procedures.
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
So obviously Ring got excoriated by all of the big privacy advocates.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Upton, who was excoriated by Trump and other Republicans for his vote, did not run for reelection in 2022 after his district was merged with another member's, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Holland Township.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
This October, ProPublica visited Thoma-Sea again, one month after the OSHA report excoriated the company for not protecting Pérez.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
So obviously Ring got excoriated by all of the big privacy advocates.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
Upton, who was excoriated by Trump and other Republicans for his vote, did not run for reelection in 2022 after his district was merged with another member's, U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Holland Township.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
This October, ProPublica visited Thoma-Sea again, one month after the OSHA report excoriated the company for not protecting Pérez.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for excoriate
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Governments around the world have trained eagles to attack unmanned aircraft.Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The accuser says she was attacked by the two rappers at an after-show party following the Video Music Awards.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Owners should be cautious about walking areas where the sidewalks or roads are salted, as the texture and chemicals can irritate or cut a dog's paw pads.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Humans must remain in the loop, and treating human interaction like a premium service is a quick route to irritating many customers.Todd Fisher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Senate hauled Live Nation’s president and CFO in for a public scolding.Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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The New York Times reported that Hegseth’s mother had sent him an email scolding him for abusing women.Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mangione was found with a three-page handwritten manifesto criticizing the U.S. healthcare system.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Some civil rights advocates sharply criticized Trump’s choice.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Thinking quickly, Bree grabs a cast-iron skillet and slams it into his head, knocking him out cold.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Lake effect snow slams Great Lakes, 7 states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission strongly encourage drivers to heed all travel restrictions and delay unnecessary travel.Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Now, in elevating him to one of America’s premier diplomatic postings, Trump has managed to both insult our oldest ally and flout whatever remaining standards there are for holding a senior U.S. position.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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And now insult me with the dubious claim about your self-serving fiction being more important than the truth.Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Excoriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excoriate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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