as in reprimands
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
even in church we were not free from Mother's familiar reproof of our ingrained tendency to fidget in our seats
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The reprimands have gone beyond rhetoric.
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The judiciary's system for policing misconduct includes punishment such as informal warnings and public reprimands.
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To resent a rival is par for the course in the villa, but Toni and Shakira’s condemnations registered as truly antisocial.
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The condemnations keep coming four days after security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal cuts to biomedical research.
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Still, the desire to avoid a cycle of censures could prompt even the most moderate Republicans to vote against the censure.
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Aside from the financial cost to the city, Blain’s behavior prompted several council actions, including two censures.
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“Reproofs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reproofs. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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