1
as in to reprimand
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
admonished her for littering
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2
as in to advise
to give advice to
my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods
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Recent Examples of admonish
When one attendee attempted to bend the rules, Reilly admonished the punter, urging them to live in the moment and absorb the connection between the performer and the audience.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
For the past several years, clips from the show have circulated on TikTok and X—with certain viewers admonishing Banks for some of her views about the modeling industry.
—Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
The judge also admonished state officials for refusing to make the new nitrogen hypoxia protocol publicly available.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
At the White House on Friday, Vance also admonished Zelenskyy for not expressing gratitude to the United States.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
For the past several years, clips from the show have circulated on TikTok and X—with certain viewers admonishing Banks for some of her views about the modeling industry.
—Essence, 25 Feb. 2025
The judge also admonished state officials for refusing to make the new nitrogen hypoxia protocol publicly available.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
At the White House on Friday, Vance also admonished Zelenskyy for not expressing gratitude to the United States.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admonish
Verb
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Rourke was formally reprimanded by the show and ultimately booted from the house.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
23 Apr. 2025
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And when no one was fired or even reprimanded for the FUBAR, the accountability Hegseth promised had seemingly gone AWOL.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Rather, Singh advised, think of them as a menu of options—pick three to start with.—
Cathy Cassata,
Health,
24 Apr. 2025
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After many of these heated interactions between GOP lawmakers and voters pressing for answers went viral, House leadership advised members to quit hosting in-person events.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The White House was reprimanded: A federal judge scolded the Trump administration for failing to try to return the man.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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In Congress, Trump’s Tariff Pullback Sparks Relief, Frustration, and Suspicion At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded reporters for not understanding the president’s plans.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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When autoworkers were organizing at Volkswagen and Mercedes plants in Tennessee and Alabama in June 2024, the White House warned Germany that German companies should not interfere with unionization votes in the United States.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The jump could augur a potential wave of bankruptcy filings as consumers start to buckle under a record level of debt and as tariffs fuel inflation, the company warned in a report this week.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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However, the commission's case, which was first filed in 2020, criticized Zuckerberg's media company of accumulating rivals as a way of preventing any competition in the social media industry.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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More than a decade on, the So Kates have become such a fixture in Zendaya’s wardrobe that even her employers, Louis Vuitton and Valentino, have been taught to expect no less.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Indian women are taught by their mothers and grandmothers to massage oils into their hair from a young age.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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Summary Stop blaming the algorithm for slow LinkedIn growth.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Duffy should listen to the lawyers, but instead the Trump Department of Justice has transferred the handling of the congestion price litigation from New York lawyers to some in D.C., blaming the SDNY for intentionally sabotaging the case in filing the letter where it could be seen by all.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Trump chides Putin for deadly attack on Ukraine amid push for peace deal Witkoff has emerged as Washington's key interlocutor with Putin as Trump pushes for a deal to end the war, and has already held three long meetings with the Kremlin leader.—
Anastasia Teterevleva and Mark Trevelyan,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Elliot and Eli clash a little, first when the old man chides his son for not giving Becky a proper goodbye in the morning, second when El’s questioning of Eli’s field training officer results in Eli getting lightly hazed by his peers.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Admonish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admonish. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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