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Pillory (Verb)

Criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The politician's opponents pilloried him for his alleged ties to the scandal.
The newspaper pilloried the corrupt businessman, exposing his financial transgressions to the public.
The townspeople pilloried the mayor for her role in the failed development project.
The media pilloried the new policy, arguing that it was poorly thought out and unfair.
The cartoonist pilloried the government's handling of the crisis in a series of scathing caricatures.

Expose to ridicule or public scorn.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The politician's opponent sought to pillory him in front of the crowd for his inconsistencies on the issue.
She was pilloried on social media for her tone-deaf comments about the poverty crisis.
The late-night talk show host pilloried the celebrities involved in the scandal.
In an attempt to sabotage her reputation, her ex-colleague tried to pillory her for a minor mistake made years ago.
The comedian's sharp tongue pilloried the pretentious actor for his self-importance.

Punish by putting in a pillory.

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

The corrupt official was pilloried in the town square as a form of public humiliation.
To punish the thief, the judge decided to pillory him in front of the marketplace.
After being found guilty of embezzlement, the businessman was pilloried as a warning to others.
The medieval court ruled that the accused would be pilloried for three days as punishment.
The colonial governor ordered the prisoner to be pilloried in the town square for everyone to see.