1
as in to reprimand
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
admonished her for littering
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2
as in to advise
to give advice to
my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods
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Recent Examples of admonish
The judge admonished her attorney for not having met with him about potential sentencing prior to the hearing and adjourned the hearing with the sentence in place.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 18 July 2025
The back-to-back performances came after Ware’s effort was admonished by coach Erik Spoelstra at a Saturday practice.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
He was admonished once by the judge for nodding enthusiastically toward jurors during a successful stretch of cross-examination by one of his lawyers.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Leaders who display anger can mobilize or admonish their employees’ efforts.
—Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 18 July 2025
The back-to-back performances came after Ware’s effort was admonished by coach Erik Spoelstra at a Saturday practice.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
He was admonished once by the judge for nodding enthusiastically toward jurors during a successful stretch of cross-examination by one of his lawyers.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Leaders who display anger can mobilize or admonish their employees’ efforts.
—Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admonish
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If the committee finds the charges to be malicious, the accusers may also be reprimanded, suspended, removed from office or expelled.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In October, Redstone publicly criticized McMahon's decision to reprimand CBS News morning anchor Tony Dokoupil over an interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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These services include research, analysis, advising, consulting, benchmarking, acquisition matchmaking and video and speaking sponsorships.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Local nonprofit Friends of Cibola NWR also advised boaters to avoid the area in a Facebook post.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Some have also scolded Colossal for tinkering with genetics, but the tech firm insists its work will aid in the conservation and protection of endangered species.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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With the camel’s back broken, Dorothy Scott, summoning all her righteous indignation (and channeled with maybe one-third of Audra McDonald’s extraordinary talent, which is still enough to power the city of Manhattan), lets the snobby scold have it.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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Mountains are always there, but another form of turbulence can seemingly appear from nowhere, with no obvious visual cues to warn pilots.—
Renée Rigdon,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Publishers and digital-leaders warn these assurances mask a troubling reality.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Trump amps up his attacks on CEOs and other executives Trump has long used social media and his other public statements to cajole, criticize and praise companies and individual CEOs.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some social media users have criticized the department’s reverence for the 1940s, noting the period predated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which outlawed segregation, as well as other landmark legislation and Supreme Court decisions that were key to the civil rights era.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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In 1978, Least Heat-Moon lost his job teaching English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Kimmy’s Kreations will teach you how to make killer mac and cheese.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some residents blamed the city, which has owned these buildings for years, for allowing the structures to get run-down.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
9 Aug. 2025
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At one point, her crankiness about being underappreciated for her domestic efforts is blamed, without irony, on her period.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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The secret there is that people love stories about themselves, that the Apple TV+ brand of feel-good comedy is ascendant, and that The Studio’s satire is never very biting, allowing everyone to feel lightly chided but mostly in the club.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
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The Trump administration had hoped that statement would be the final word on the saga, with Trump chiding a reporter who asked Bondi about the Epstein case at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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“Admonish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admonish. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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