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excoriation

[ik-skawr-ee-ey-shuhn, -skohr-] / ɪkˌskɔr iˈeɪ ʃən, -ˌskoʊr- /


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There is an excoriation of the writing of Tom Wolfe.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 2, 2024

Since then, he has devoted his energies to a public excoriation of senior military figures that would have once been unthinkable.

From New York Times Feb. 6, 2023

It was the toxic lens through which society was celebrating her while persecuting her that I despised, even if I was participating in the excoriation.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2021

The stage for Mattis’s excoriation was set by several prior events that are crucial in understanding Monday’s inflection point.

From Washington Post Jun. 4, 2020

Perhaps Riddle felt the sting of his public excoriation.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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