scoldings

Definition of scoldingsnext
plural of scolding

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Noun
  • Pooling resources after 2018 lessons A variety of Democratic organizations are working together to pool campaign data and other resources.
    Nathalie Marie Palacios, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • For families Golf lessons for adults and children are highly rated (golf pro Jody Addison is fabulous with the smalls), while tennis and paddle lessons are offered aplenty.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Some countries have laws administering what critics believe are cruel punishments or place undue restrictions on women and minorities.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill creating more legal punishments for protesters and others who obstruct the state's streets and highways.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • None of the usual admonitions against leveraging tragedy for political purposes.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • For all the golfers’ admonitions about dehydration, there is water everywhere on the course.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Try using a spoon, and you'd get chased away from the stove, admonishments ringing in your ears.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
  • In sharing the perspective of his office, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Habib Balian fixated on disputing the brothers’ motive, despite several admonishments from the parole board against re-litigating the crime.
    Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • These are redemption raps with only the vaguest sense of what redemption might look like, a wishy-washy desire to both stomp the haters and be widely loved again.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026
  • With traces of the trap titans that paved the way, Kushington’s motivational raps filled his trapper-friendly The Streets Is Yours debut project, which arrived last March.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • From 1964 portrait sessions to The Supremes publicity stills in ‘66, the singer’s shapely ‘do often delicately framed her wispy lashes.
    Essence, Essence, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The press was happy to accept her as a caricature, with her blond wig and false lashes, her heels, her diamonds.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Scoldings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoldings. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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