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chastening

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noun

chastening

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verb

present participle of chasten
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chastening
Verb
Sunday’s chastening 5-0 loss at home to Liverpool could have been even worse. Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024 That remains to be seen because, after a chastening first window as sporting director, having only arrived on July 4, the onus is on Mitchell to dovetail with Howe and bolster a first-team squad in need of quality and a refresh. Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024 Speaking to me more recently, Reiss recalled a chastening encounter with an old classmate. Darryn King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 Los Blancos could have undone some of the damage done by a 0-4 chastening at the hands of bitter rival FC Barcelona with a statement win over Ancelotti's former employers AC Milan in the Champions League. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Channel 4 posted its biggest deficit of all time last year in what was a chastening financial year, with content boss Ian Katz deciding to reject his bonus. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastening
Adjective
  • In addition to their direct effects, which economists have warned could increase the likelihood of a recession in 2025, there are additional concerns about the impacts of America's trading partners' responding with their punitive trade measures.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The county’s approach under Book, argues Peery, is superficial — rotating people in and out of shelters without pushing for dramatic changes — and punitive.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As news of the article's removal drew widespread condemnation on social media, Ullyot released a statement attempting to explain the administration's rationale.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Mahmoud Khalil's detention by ICE agents supervised by the White House has drawn widespread condemnation from civil rights and legal advocacy groups.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But punishing that behavior means bringing the hammer down on Vietnam, hardly a step that would win Washington strategic support in Hanoi, where a new leadership dominated by public security and military officials actually sees eye to eye with China in some areas.
    Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In an interview with The Athletic last month, Diggins described the feeling of finishing one of the most punishing endurance tests in all of sports.
    Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Many of the conspiracy theories have prompted FEMA to create a page on its site discrediting rumors and false information about its response to Hurricane Helene.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Still, the United States didn’t recognize Haiti as a nation until 1862, during the Civil War, when American leadership was looking for any support in discrediting slavery.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • This assessment argues that the impact of tariff levels perhaps rising to a level not seen in a century could lead to supply chain dislocation.
    Simon Moore, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The ongoing investigation will include a metallurgical analysis of the wing, assessment of pilot procedures, and evaluation of the passenger evacuation process.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Is a draft during a time of war an imposition on one’s individual liberty?
    Chris Talgo, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The concern among many is that without a rapid imposition of control, the country and economy could spin out of control, leaving current and future generations to deal with the aftermath.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Judges have threatened to use contempt findings and fines, and Pildes said those warnings can be serious.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In Oklahoma, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt mentioned the need to create better outcomes through fines and fees reform, plus possibly abolishing debtors prisons.
    Taylor Millard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Chastening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastening. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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