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as in reprimanded
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
admonished her for littering
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as in advised
to give advice to
my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods
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Recent Examples of admonished
Beyond failing to qualify for the 2024 Euros, Barbarez admonished the association’s leadership for its 2022 decision to schedule friendlies with Russia soon after it was banned by FIFA and UEFA for invading Ukraine.
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Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Judge Timothy Mazzei then admonished Heuermann.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Stiller responded — but not before Smith was admonished by Shaquille O’Neal, who was also part of the pregame panel and let Smith know that the lifelong Knicks fan had not yet announced his project.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
The caller stopped a man from shoplifting and admonished him.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
At one point, Crabtree admonished them to stop talking over each other.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
Director Quentin Tarantino admonished his star Brad Pitt during the making of the 2019 film, actor Bruce Dern recalled in an interview with PEOPLE at the Cannes Film Festival.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
But her patients of various faiths admonished her for not observing the most sacred Jewish holiday.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Judge Timothy Mazzei then admonished Heuermann.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 17 June 2026
Stiller responded — but not before Smith was admonished by Shaquille O’Neal, who was also part of the pregame panel and let Smith know that the lifelong Knicks fan had not yet announced his project.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
The caller stopped a man from shoplifting and admonished him.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
At one point, Crabtree admonished them to stop talking over each other.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
When news of Israel’s secret outposts in Iraq’s desert emerged, Iraqis admonished their leaders as traitors, and the boisterous militiamen affiliated with the government as impostors for allowing their land to be colonized by an enemy.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
Director Quentin Tarantino admonished his star Brad Pitt during the making of the 2019 film, actor Bruce Dern recalled in an interview with PEOPLE at the Cannes Film Festival.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
But her patients of various faiths admonished her for not observing the most sacred Jewish holiday.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admonished
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Specifically, Ingram was reprimanded for allowing two employees, Butler and his former executive assistant, Gabriela Gudino, to baby-sit his children, and inviting them to Boise State football games.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
17 June 2026
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Behind closed doors, ProPublica revealed, the majority-Republican state Supreme Court quashed the commission’s recommendations that two Republican judges who’d admitted to committing egregious conduct violations be publicly reprimanded.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
5 June 2026
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Cooper is expected to be in court on Wednesday to be advised of the charge of second-degree assault- strangulation, as well as Cooper, 28, third-degree assault- knowingly or recklessly causing injury, a misdemeanor.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The Eastlands’ supporters had seemingly been advised against wearing green.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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This time, however, Charlotte promptly scolded him for his untoward behavior.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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Four years ago, Infantino scolded critics during a news conference ahead of the opener in Qatar.—
Carlos Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, which is aligned with Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps, warned one of its top negotiators, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, against going to the talks empty-handed.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Forecasters warned that a thunderstorm could bring wind gusts of between 40 and 50 mph, National Weather Service Senior Meteorologist Chuck Caracozza said.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
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Greenspan was also criticized for enacting policies that contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis that led to the recession at the end of the 2000s.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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The Federal Reserve’s steadfast period of low interest rates in the 2000s was criticized as contributing to a housing bubble in the 2000s, followed by the mortgage crisis of 2007 and the Great Recession the following year.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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The class begins with incarcerated people being taught general knowledge of the industry.—
Sydney Sasser,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tyx has lived in the Kansas City area for four years and previously taught middle school Spanish.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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An Israeli source told CNN that Netanyahu has also privately blamed Kushner and Witkoff for creating a wedge between the two leaders.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Amid mounting public criticism, the White House took down the video and blamed an unnamed aide.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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“Admonished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admonished. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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