chew out

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Recent Examples of chew out But to chew out his boss--Edwin Stanton, secretary of war--would be more than just getting close to the line of insubordination. arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025 Judge is chewing out the parties. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 We're used to seeing movies with grizzled white guys playing leathery military men chewing out their platoons on the regular. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024 But to chew out his boss--Edwin Stanton, secretary of war--would be more than just getting close to the line of insubordination. arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025 There’s also a story line of Harper being chewed out by Petra when Petra finds out how Harper actually got the information necessary to short Pierpoint, i.e., illegally. Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024 In the following scene, which marks a turning point between Emily and Luke, Emily chews out Luke for pushing a deal that ends up costing their firm $25 million. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023 In 2017, the Usos chewed out The New Day in a lyrical skirmish during Monday Night Raw. Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2023 These blades slice through fascia, fats, and connective tissue to take the chew out of the meat. The Editors, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chew out
Verb
  • 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
  • At the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded reporters for not understanding the president’s plans.
    Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Quilting group hosts lecture, workshop El Camino Quilt Guild meets at 9:30 a.m. April 8 at El Corazon Senior Center, 3302 Senior Center Drive.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • But the club’s members didn’t lecture or advocate until 20 years after its 1876 founding.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Mickey Rourke was reprimanded on Celebrity Big Brother UK after using a homophobic slur toward fellow housemate JoJo Siwa.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The mom comes back and then reprimanded me for not supporting her baby’s head.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Trump's tariffs were partly to blame for price increases that had taken place in February.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • They are blamed for a mysterious illness that’s starting to spread – said to be passed through a single gaze, when one man falls in love with another.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
  • But the officials’ characterization of the shooting posted to the police department’s Facebook page was criticized by many who said the statement’s language downplayed Saturday’s violence.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Battling In The Skies The interceptors stand between Ukrainian forces and Russian drones, including reconnaissance drones which call down artillery and rocket fire and attack drones.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Battling In The Skies The interceptors stand between Ukrainian forces and Russian drones, including reconnaissance drones which call down artillery and rocket fire and attack drones.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Chew out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chew%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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