as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
his wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finances
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Recent Examples of upbraided
One upbraided Tufty for this comment.
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Eric Adler
june 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
At a hearing two days after the government dropped its charges against Baraka, the judge upbraided Stephen Demanovich, a federal prosecutor who had been assigned the case.
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Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
During cross-examination, he was upbraided for long answers that did not immediately answer the question he had been asked.
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Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Eric Adler
june 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
At a hearing two days after the government dropped its charges against Baraka, the judge upbraided Stephen Demanovich, a federal prosecutor who had been assigned the case.
—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
During cross-examination, he was upbraided for long answers that did not immediately answer the question he had been asked.
—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for upbraided
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Davis remembered once being scolded as a teenager by her mother after being caught speaking poorly of a classmate.
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Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.
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Once, in anthropology class, my professor lectured on an insular island tribe that cackled whenever someone got hurt.
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Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian Analysts, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world.
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Wimbledon fashion is also something that can get patrons in trouble, with Andy Samberg saying he was reprimanded for wearing black jeans in the Royal Box.
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Anne White was famously reprimanded for wearing a skin-tight unitard during her first-round match in June 1985.
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The program posed a massive political problem for Mamdani, who’s been criticized by both his allies and opponents for his stance.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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“Upbraided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upbraided. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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