excoriate

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In 2015, he worked with GOP leaders to arrange an address to Congress — without notifying then-President Barack Obama — in which he excoriated the proposed nuclear deal with Iran, a centerpiece of Obama’s foreign policy.

From Washington Post

Benny Gantz, the centrist leader of the opposition National Unity party and a former minister of defense and military chief, excoriated Mr. Netanyahu for mishandling Israel’s relationship with the United States.

From New York Times

But the hearing Sanders used to excoriate a billionaire pharmaceutical executive for raising the price of a covid-19 vaccine showed the challenges the Vermont independent faces.

From Salon

A month after the suicide, Ellis convened a hearing in which he excoriated Butner officials for disregarding his order.

From Seattle Times

In the “bitter partisan politics” of the 1790s, Republicans excoriated Federalists for not reading the Declaration of Independence aloud at every Fourth of July celebration.

From Washington Post