excoriating

present participle of excoriate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of excoriating The level of anger was quickly evident in state media broadcasts - which analysts say are often a measure of official Saudi viewpoints - with television news reports personally excoriating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Pesha Magid, Reuters, 14 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excoriating
Verb
  • The team has started the 2025/26 season in a less than free-flowing fashion and has struggled to put up the attacking numbers that might be expected of a defending champion.
    James Nalton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Atalanta comes in with resilience and attacking threats, particularly in transition, but their back line has looked shaky at times this year.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, Agnes is dressed exactly like Wednesday and her Single White Female act is irritating the hell out of her hero.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Pesky skeeters are irritating Lake County residents as the number of insects carrying the worrisome West Nile Virus climbs.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Center fielder Lawrence Butler was the first player to score, slamming a ball into center field during his first at-bat to lead off the first inning.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The instruments detected gravitational waves, faint ripples in space-time produced by the two black holes slamming into each other.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fourth quarter of Sunday’s early-window games featured one head-scratching special teams play and a game in which two teams traded consecutive return scores in a span of 12 seconds.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Both are resistant to cracking and scratching, but Apple says the second-generation material is three times more resistant to scratching.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To add details, etch swooping lines around the holes by scraping away the pumpkin's outer skin to create contrast.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Two games into 2025, the league’s lowest-scoring team from last year is still scraping the bottom.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The reaction to Noack's viral Instagram post has been overwhelming, with many people criticizing her and her parenting style.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The dispute also drew in renowned rabblerouser Wack 100, who defended Adam22 while criticizing Styles’ stance.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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