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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
But high motor needs to be an every-night-thing, not only a response when admonished by the coach.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Warning shared, and I’ve been gingerly admonished.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In episode 2, Amanda is admonished by a policewoman for doing the splits in the station.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
No cameras or video recording are allowed during the hearing, and a few spectators talking and giggling had to be admonished by bailiffs.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
The decision to reassign Woolfe, the paper’s classical music critic, came less than a year after Woolfe was publicly admonished for his criticism by the head of the New York Metropolitan Opera, where Kahn is a regular presence.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
When one attendee attempted to bend the rules, Reilly admonished the punter, urging them to live in the moment and absorb the connection between the performer and the audience.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
The judge also admonished state officials for refusing to make the new nitrogen hypoxia protocol publicly available.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The judge admonished us daily to not discuss any of the details of the trial with anybody.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Warning shared, and I’ve been gingerly admonished.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In episode 2, Amanda is admonished by a policewoman for doing the splits in the station.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
No cameras or video recording are allowed during the hearing, and a few spectators talking and giggling had to be admonished by bailiffs.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
The decision to reassign Woolfe, the paper’s classical music critic, came less than a year after Woolfe was publicly admonished for his criticism by the head of the New York Metropolitan Opera, where Kahn is a regular presence.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
When one attendee attempted to bend the rules, Reilly admonished the punter, urging them to live in the moment and absorb the connection between the performer and the audience.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
The judge also admonished state officials for refusing to make the new nitrogen hypoxia protocol publicly available.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The judge admonished us daily to not discuss any of the details of the trial with anybody.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admonished
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Geier, who has a bachelor’s degree in biology, has also been reprimanded by the Maryland Board of Physicians for practicing medicine without a medical license.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Plaza was later reprimanded by showrunner Michael Schur for taking the notes.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Memos unearthed from Biden’s term show his aides wanted the president to personally sign pardon decisions and advised against using the autopen on clemency decisions.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Sep. 2025
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Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lox's reaction to being scolded.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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In a note earlier this month, Moody’s warned that credit risk in private credit assets was also growing.—
Jenni Reid,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Washington — In a safety alert, Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration again warned airlines of the risk of lithium batteries carried onboard planes by passengers and crew members.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many members of the media criticized the team's performance as did supporters, who were not impressed with the Americans, particularly in the first half, when the Koreans controlled the game and scored both goals.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In a phone interview, both sharply criticized the map and its impact on Kansas City’s representation in Congress.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Advertisement Macron alone cannot be blamed for the rising far-right, which is on the march across the West.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Within months of his release, Brown was charged with assaulting his sister, and according to WSOC-TV, even Brown's mother has blamed the courts for allowing her son to be out in the community.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Admonished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admonished. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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