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
Houston’s Sampson was once chided for wearing sweatpants Kelvin Sampson, the 69-year-old Houston coach, wore suits on the sideline for decades before the pandemic.
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Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Ahead of their set, bandleader Marcus Mumford sat down with Fallon for an interview and playfully chided him for his short intro at the anniversary event.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Garland chided Mitchell on an alley-oop attempt that Mitchell and Allen both aborted and ended up with a turnover charged to Garland.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Parsons fired back that Lawrence was a clown and jealous before Lawrence chided the All-Pro for his consistent social media use.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
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Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Ahead of their set, bandleader Marcus Mumford sat down with Fallon for an interview and playfully chided him for his short intro at the anniversary event.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Garland chided Mitchell on an alley-oop attempt that Mitchell and Allen both aborted and ended up with a turnover charged to Garland.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Parsons fired back that Lawrence was a clown and jealous before Lawrence chided the All-Pro for his consistent social media use.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chide
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The judge declined the Menendez team’s request for the DA to be admonished for showing the crime photos, but asked both sides to provide warning.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Democratic strategist and pundit James Carville admonished Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other progressives who have argued the Democratic Party needs radical change in order to beat Republicans in coming elections.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
17 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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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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Those signings by Guerin were, at the time, criticized as being premature.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
28 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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“Chide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chide. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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