as in to admonish
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments
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Recent Examples of chide
Johnson chided some relocation opponents who wanted an outside assessment of City Hall’s condition but are now attacking its findings.
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Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
An older protester in a puffy orange jacket chided him for being too anthropocentric.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Continue reading … PARTY RECKONING — Cortez Masto admits Democrats have been 'weak on immigration,' chides Biden.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Critics chided the college for not negotiating specific benefits or concessions for the school in exchange for its land.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
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Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
An older protester in a puffy orange jacket chided him for being too anthropocentric.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Continue reading … PARTY RECKONING — Cortez Masto admits Democrats have been 'weak on immigration,' chides Biden.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Critics chided the college for not negotiating specific benefits or concessions for the school in exchange for its land.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chide
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The Adams County Health Department admonished the Aurora immigration detention center over a lack of access to staff and poor communication in a new report detailing the county’s investigation into allegations of widespread illness at the facility earlier this year.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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At one point housewives were admonished not to shake their dust mops outdoors lest that contribute to smog.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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But the stunt goes south as Wooley turns out to be an unabashed bigot who embarrasses the show and gets scolded by the host.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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This cross-partisan skit is refreshing and the only people who might hate it are Cuomo supporters and maybe some woke scolds.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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As a result, the officer was reprimanded for violating police department policy, including loss of take-home squad privileges and suspension from off-duty employment.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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If this is for a work assignment, the consequence could be getting reprimanded for either taking too long or producing work of sub-par quality.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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Two advisers to Qatar told me that Global Risk had also conducted background checks and written reports on people linked to campaigns criticizing Qatar; corporate-intelligence firms often provide such open-source research.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, in a pair of letters to the editor published in the Journal of Pediatrics, doctors criticized the article as hyped.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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While viral videos often blame everything from breakouts to dullness on air conditioning alone, Jafari says the reality is less dramatic.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jones blames that impasse for kicking the financial stability of TSA officers like a football.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Chide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chide. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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