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excoriation

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


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Activist investor Nelson Peltz’s excoriation of Iger’s decision to load up on content for the streaming wars by buying Rupert Murdoch’s TV and movie studios and other entertainment assets has touched off a spirited debate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

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

But if they gave him 130 or fewer pounds, they risked the ire of rival horsemen and the excoriation of journalists.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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