excoriation
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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
Misunderstood masterpiece or lousy meal, a richly deserved excoriation or hatchet job, what is clear is that Mr. Pellegrino had unexpectedly emerged as the ultimate caricature of the self-obsessed haute cuisine chef.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
But hauling Mr. Zuckerberg to the Hill for excoriation isn’t enough.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2021
Writing in the November 22 issue of NME, Charles Shaar Murray continued the excoriation: "Lennon and Ono appear on the cover clamped in a passionate embrace," Murray writes.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2020
Perhaps Riddle felt the sting of his public excoriation.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing excoriation
Seabiscuit
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation (Volume 2)
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"The Candle and the Flame" by Nafiza Azad, Chapters 17–27
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