Belabor
Belabor verb - To criticize harshly and usually publicly.
Usage example: there's no need to belabor other people's flaws when you're hardly perfect yourself
Potshot and belabor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Potshot" instead a verb "Belabor".
Nearby Word: belaboring
Potshot
Potshot verb - To criticize harshly and usually publicly.
Usage example: ended the show with an extended rant in which he potshot an array of personages on the right
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