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Nouns
(n)
pillory
a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
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Verbs
(v)
pillory
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gibbet
expose to ridicule or public scorn
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(v)
pillory
punish by putting in a pillory
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(v)
savage
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blast
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pillory
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crucify
criticize harshly or violently
“The press savaged the new President”
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“The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage”
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