1
as in to reprimand
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
admonished her for littering
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2
as in to advise
to give advice to
my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods
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Recent Examples of admonish
Last week, President Trump admonished and sought to distance himself from backers who have pushed for additional information about documents related to Epstein.
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 25 July 2025
When Souleymane rehearses his account, in an early scene, Barry admonishes him for blandly reciting (and often bungling) the false facts he’s been given.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
The decision to reassign Woolfe, the paper’s classical music critic, came less than a year after Woolfe was publicly admonished for his criticism by the head of the New York Metropolitan Opera, where Kahn is a regular presence.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration had admonished the effort.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 31 July 2025
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 25 July 2025
When Souleymane rehearses his account, in an early scene, Barry admonishes him for blandly reciting (and often bungling) the false facts he’s been given.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
The decision to reassign Woolfe, the paper’s classical music critic, came less than a year after Woolfe was publicly admonished for his criticism by the head of the New York Metropolitan Opera, where Kahn is a regular presence.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration had admonished the effort.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admonish
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Corrections Department disciplinary records reveal two park rangers were reprimanded for various offenses, including lying about attendance, sleeping on the job and unprofessional behavior.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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As the task force scouted out the scene, Blythe (Eric Dane) repeatedly reprimanded Meachum (Jensen Ackles) for getting too close to the potentially explosive truck — which happened to interrupt Mark telling his SAC about his tumor.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
30 July 2025
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Experts recommend getting the COVID-19 vaccine now, but advise waiting until later September or early October for the flu vaccine.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
23 Aug. 2025
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One program called Student Support Services (SSS) provides tutoring, advising and other assistance to at-risk college students.—
Michael Vasquez,
NPR,
22 Aug. 2025
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At dinner, while the new wife served beef Stroganoff or lemon Jell-O with mandarin oranges, my father would scold me about my new friends and my falling grades.—
Richard Siken
August 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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Joelle Gwynn, a competitor on Season 7, still harbors anger for the way Harper scolded her during a workout.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Officials warned the road – known to flood even during seasonal high tides – could be impassable for days.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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The bill in early March drew a significant fiscal note, which warned the costs of the legislation were hard to determine but the state could lose more than $1 billion in federal funding over the measure.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Trump amps up his attacks on CEOs and other executives Trump has long used social media and his other public statements to cajole, criticize and praise companies and individual CEOs.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some social media users have criticized the department’s reverence for the 1940s, noting the period predated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation, as well as other landmark legislation and Supreme Court decisions that were key to the civil rights era.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Kimmy’s Kreations will teach you how to make killer mac and cheese.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Aug. 2025
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The stakes of the Smithsonian review are high, involving how history is preserved and taught and by whom.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Israel has recognised shortages of food, but blames the United Nations for failing to effectively distribute supplies and Hamas for stealing it, which the groups denies.—
Dawoud Abu Alkas,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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For years, tennis balls have been the sport’s fuzzy yellow scapegoat, blamed for poor play and even injuries.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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But the series has met fan derision, whether over Carrie’s often typically erratic emotional behavior (chiding Miranda for eating her yogurt?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Aug. 2025
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The secret there is that people love stories about themselves, that the Apple TV+ brand of feel-good comedy is ascendant, and that The Studio’s satire is never very biting, allowing everyone to feel lightly chided but mostly in the club.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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“Admonish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admonish. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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