PILLORY Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

pillory

verb

Definition of pillory

as in to blame

to subject (someone) to harsh public criticism The press pilloried the judge for her decision.

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Recent Examples of pillory Vance was pilloried by the national security establishment and accused of betrayal for berating an ally in the Zelenskyy confrontation. —Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025 The lack of activity was pilloried on sports talk radio and in various online Canucks fan spaces. —Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025 This man has been pilloried on social media plenty this season. —Chris Branch, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 Legal eagles on social media were eager to point out the hiccups in the formatting and more than a few typos that were cleaned-up on the White House’s website before they got pilloried too badly. —Philip Elliott, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pillory

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They are blamed for a mysterious illness that’s starting to spread – said to be passed through a single gaze, when one man falls in love with another.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Trump's tariffs were partly to blame for price increases that had taken place in February.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025