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Last year, over Zoom, he sparred with an elusive artist named Faith Icecold, who had excoriated him from a now-defunct Instagram account.

From New York Times • May 27, 2021

Michael Flynn asked to delay his sentencing after the judge had excoriated him because he seemed to have no good options.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2018

A week ago, Liverpool’s manager, Kenny Dalglish, had excoriated his players after a meek performance against Bolton Wanderers.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2012

Then I did the very thing I had excoriated Poopendyke for even suggesting.

From A Fool and His Money by McCutcheon, George Barr

Written in response to the PC users copying Micro-Soft's software programs, Gates' " Open Letter to Hobbyists" had excoriated the notion of communal software development.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam