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as in attacked
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 excoriated
Sheryl Crow excoriated Donald Trump‘s White House birthday bash, which included a UFC fight, in a post to her Instagram story on Monday.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
Jim Trusty, the lawyer for Rozier, excoriated the league after a hearing Wednesday that served as a status update on Rozier’s case, as well as the other three defendants who remain indicted alongside him.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 June 2026
In Israel, the drawdown of hostilities places additional pressure on Netanyahu, whose political base has repeatedly excoriated him as not doing enough to combat Hezbollah while being too weak to stand up to Trump.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The fight boiled over on the Senate floor when a pair of Republican senators excoriated the court over its unanimous decision.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
The judge excoriated Iwamasa before imposing the sentence.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 May 2026
Trump constantly excoriated Massie and endorsed his primary opponent Ed Gallrein and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth even campaigned with Gallrein on Monday.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 19 May 2026
In cities across the country, judges have excoriated both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and CBP, saying their officers used excessive force.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
Kiffin was excoriated by fans and media for abandoning his team, but neither Chambliss nor his family begrudge the coach for leaving.
—Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026
Jim Trusty, the lawyer for Rozier, excoriated the league after a hearing Wednesday that served as a status update on Rozier’s case, as well as the other three defendants who remain indicted alongside him.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 11 June 2026
In Israel, the drawdown of hostilities places additional pressure on Netanyahu, whose political base has repeatedly excoriated him as not doing enough to combat Hezbollah while being too weak to stand up to Trump.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
The fight boiled over on the Senate floor when a pair of Republican senators excoriated the court over its unanimous decision.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
The judge excoriated Iwamasa before imposing the sentence.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 May 2026
Trump constantly excoriated Massie and endorsed his primary opponent Ed Gallrein and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth even campaigned with Gallrein on Monday.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 19 May 2026
In cities across the country, judges have excoriated both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and CBP, saying their officers used excessive force.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 7 May 2026
Kiffin was excoriated by fans and media for abandoning his team, but neither Chambliss nor his family begrudge the coach for leaving.
—Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excoriated
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Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
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The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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But one snafu irritated a sizable portion of the more than 3,000 students gathered at Arie Crown Theater to hear the astronauts discuss their mission.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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During a press conference in the Panhandle on Tuesday, Collins took off his prosthetic leg and slammed it on the podium in response to a question from a reporter.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
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But Republican rival Steve Hilton slammed the group for political opportunism.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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Loftis has his own traumatic history with the town of Widow’s Bay, but remains skeptical until he is scratched by an ethereal creature on a foggy night.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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The Tigers scratched starter Troy Melton with back tightness before the game, forcing a bullpen outing that allowed seven hits combined.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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This time, however, Charlotte promptly scolded him for his untoward behavior.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Four years ago, Infantino scolded critics during a news conference ahead of the opener in Qatar.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Greenspan was also criticized for enacting policies that contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis that led to the recession at the end of the 2000s.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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The Federal Reserve’s steadfast period of low interest rates in the 2000s was criticized as contributing to a housing bubble in the 2000s, followed by the mortgage crisis of 2007 and the Great Recession the following year.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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