He was excoriated as a racist. The candidates have publicly excoriated each other throughout the campaign.

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Anderson does not excoriate the patriarchy, and in fact the First Lady has a fine and important job and seems to dominate her Husband. Paul Di Filippo, Washington Post, "In Ros Anderson’s ‘The Hierarchies,’ a robotic heroine longs for a better life," 30 Aug. 2020

Henderson was not the sole convention speaker to excoriate Biden’s record on race. Carly Ortiz-lytle, Washington Examiner, "Civil rights activist: 'Trump has done more for black Americans in four years than Joe Biden has done in 50'," 27 Aug. 2020

Then, two days later, Greeley let loose—not to revisit the killing or to meditate on the lessons of the hanging, but to excoriate the newspapers that had so avidly covered both. James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, "How Horace Greeley Turned Newspapers Legitimate and Saved the Media From Itself," 6 Mar. 2020

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington excoriated Trump for his visit to St. John's Church. Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, "Tear gas vs. pepper spray. Debate over methods used to clear Lafayette Square turns political," 3 June 2020

The legendary quarterback was being excoriated on social media and by Charles Barkley, who was doing live commentary during the event. oregonlive, "Watch: Tom Brady holes out stunning shot, shuts up Charles Barkley during ‘The Match'," 24 May 2020

The 2011 Green Lantern movie, starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively was...not a success, with critics excoriating it and audiences largely ignoring it. Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, "Ryan Reynolds Hilariously Roasted Himself Over 'Green Lantern' On Twitter," 27 Apr. 2020

Not long after, the head of the Salem network dropped by to excoriate me in front of local management for my lack of enthusiasm for the president. Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, "Kafer: I criticized Trump on Salem’s 710 KNUS and lost my job. That’s bad for democracy.," 18 Nov. 2019

By Scarlett Peckham Review: Female rage is all the, well, rage, and Scarlett Peckham taps into it with exquisitely excoriating detail in The Rakess, the first in her new Society of Sirens series. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Hot Stuff: New April romances are escapist and revolutionary," 4 May 2020

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