excoriating
- present participle of excoriate.
Example Sentences
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West, one of the grande dames of the movement, got her start at Seattle alt-weekly the Stranger and spent years excoriating fatphobia, online misogyny, and male entitlement for the ur-millennial-feminist site Jezebel.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
“Rebel English Academy” reprises the excoriating humor of that debut, but only erratically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
But the judge gave Baca three years, excoriating him for abusing the public trust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
Mr Read's predecessor, Paula Vennells, came in for excoriating criticism in the media and at the inquiry, for her role running the publicly-owned firm between 2012 and 2019.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
Sarai uncovered her eyes and found Great Ellen restored to human form, the excoriating hawk gaze replaced by a piercing but compassionate human one.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
