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as in to scold
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
a cold, distant father who rarely paid attention to his children except to chastise them
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as in to punish
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the division of opinion regarding the appropriate way to chastise juvenile perpetrators of adult crimes
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Recent Examples of chastise
The chief justice did not explain his dissent, but the court’s three liberals chastised the majority for getting involved at the early stage of the case.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
The person being brutally honest should be prepared to be chastised for their thoughts.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
In a later episode, senior resident Dr. Heather Collins gently chastises second-year resident Dr. Cassie McKay for not doing a thorough enough exam of a larger woman experiencing abdominal pain and for missing her widespread infection.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Plus, Lucky Duck showed up to chastise the panelists — to their faces.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
The person being brutally honest should be prepared to be chastised for their thoughts.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
In a later episode, senior resident Dr. Heather Collins gently chastises second-year resident Dr. Cassie McKay for not doing a thorough enough exam of a larger woman experiencing abdominal pain and for missing her widespread infection.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Plus, Lucky Duck showed up to chastise the panelists — to their faces.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastise
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Today's top stories President Trump scolded Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday after Russia launched a deadly strike on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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That, in the end, is the heart of the spectacle of Noem’s militaristic videos and Leavitt’s scolding and lies.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
25 Apr. 2025
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Detroit doesn’t just punish defensive miscues in the half court.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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There was the infamous time McMahon punished Triple H for hugging Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and Shawn Michaels in the center of the ring at a house show, breaking kayfabe when this was something wrestlers didn't do.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 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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Rourke was formally reprimanded by the show and ultimately booted from the house.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
23 Apr. 2025
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She was criticized by some for her expensive timepiece and for using prisoners as production props.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Carey criticized laissez-faire economics for degrading the British working class.—
Made by History,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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Conor Heffernan, who lectures on the history of sports and fitness at Ulster University, in Ireland, said the current vogue for biohacking, and its protein boosterism, reeks of snake oil.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Her quotidian life was lecturing at a college in Aberdeen, close to where she was born, and the travel and mountaineering a teacher’s schedule enables.—
Sadie Stein,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Chastise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastise. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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