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

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