chew out

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Recent Examples of chew out 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 Four months after signing a $255 million contract, Hurts was doing push-ups at the end of a recent practice and getting chewed out by Sirianni after messing up a two-minute drill. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023 Last week’s episode showed a clip of coach Robert Saleh chewing out the offensive line, which came days after Saleh took heat in the local media for not being critical enough of his team. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023 The tough-love bandmate who tells her to stop chewing out her fellow musicians and lay off the booze. Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023 Understanding the moment, Blount knew that wasn’t the time to chew out his team. David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chew out
Verb
  • Still, watching Hannah scold him about everything, from 401(k)s to boiling water to phone bills, from ordering him to walk a dog that doesn’t belong to him to telling him that riding hotel pool furniture would give her the ick, was painful.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Dolores returns to scold her grandson for badmouthing her during the show’s Día de los Muertos episode, which airs on NBC on Friday, Oct. 25.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • They even get lectured by parents for breaking rules — but that doesn't stop them from finding a spaceship buried in the nearby woods.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The whole thing reads as if it is being delivered by someone looking down over their glasses with their hands on their hips like a parent lecturing a child.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • In the months since, Whitaker has criticized and reprimanded the prosecution over its disorganized handling of the case.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Sometimes the moderator might also jump onto that bandwagon and reprimand the missing candidate.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Alexis no longer blames herself for her baby’s death.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Team members might end up blaming each other since there might not be a clear leader or clear roles. 4.
    Jason Miller, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Thao, the first Hmong American mayor to lead a major American city, was criticized shortly after taking office for letting go of a police chief and taking months to replace him.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But the group has largely been shy about criticizing Trump openly.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • A number of companies are vying to win the business of apartment community companies interested in providing their residents with amenities that might best be called down to earth.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • If the alarm rang outside business hours, someone would need to call down a list of seismologists until someone agreed to come in.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024

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“Chew out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chew%20out. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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