as in rebuke
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as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the coach chews out even the stars of the team if they fail to show up for practice
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chewing out
Noun
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Fact: That feels like the kind of response that would draw a strong rebuke from Green were the shoe on the other foot.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025 -
Censure is essentially a formal rebuke by the House for some form of misconduct.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although the direct hit damage from his Repulsor Blast is being decreased, the attack's spell field damage is being bolstered to make up for it.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Grimes said that, in the experience of KnowBe4, social engineering is involved in 70% - 90% of all successful hacking attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Censure is a formal and public reprimand issued by a legislative body to express disapproval of a member's actions.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Censure is an official reprimand that can be undertaken by the House and the Senate for their respective members.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Then came subsequent criticism about her selection for the 2024 Women’s Olympic team – especially considering Caitlin Clark’s absence – followed by her Las Vegas Aces’ loss in the 2024 WNBA Finals.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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There have been many waves of criticism, pointing out the impossibility of carrying out the test in a precise or useful way.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Advertisement China’s Foreign Ministry also issued a vehement reproof.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Dec. 2024
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So your best response is either to ignore the remark, which is a reproof in itself, or to make a joke of it.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
9 July 2024
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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Remarkably, waste, fraud, and abuse for these folks are not part of the discussion.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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The footage also shows the now obligatory abuse, as the wheeled warrior continuously rights itself as it gets pushed around.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
15 Mar. 2025
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The script is by David Koepp (writer of the best Mission: Impossible, the 1996 Brian De Palma iteration), and it’s filled with shimmery red herrings and liberal lashings of phony-baloney techno-spy stuff.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Sort of like Mary Poppins, but with extra lashings of fragrant Orientalism.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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