as in punishments
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
the loss of his father's trust was the harshest castigation that the boy could have possibly received for having told the lie
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Recent Examples of castigations
Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for castigations
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Regulatory punishments, rather than innovation inducements, are a massive drag on modern economies.—
David Doty,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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These surreal, blood-red dioramas depict the gruesome punishments awaiting sinners in the Chinese Buddhist afterlife.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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By leveraging standard x86 servers, the solution avoids markup penalties associated with traditional storage appliances while lowering the total cost of ownership.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The stock got a big lift in early September from an antitrust ruling by a judge, whose penalties came in lighter than shareholders feared.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Castigations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castigations. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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