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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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San Juan Unified School District Trustee Nick Bloise was formally reprimanded by the board in relation to his behavior during a school site visit.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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Meanwhile, Patel has stood up for himself, making multiple appearances at press conferences and on television despite being advised otherwise.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Another person advised the woman to keep a record of all her ex-boyfriend’s attempts to contact her amid the dispute over the necklace.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
14 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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European firms still face challenges in securing access to crucial rare earths from China, a business lobby warned Wednesday, despite a July deal to speed up exports.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Human rights groups, citing concerns over forced confessions, have condemned a wave of hundreds of arrests and warned that the government is using the June conflict as a pretext to escalate repression.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The two criticized a number of countries, including France, Canada, Australia and others that are set to recognize a Palestinian state ahead of the United Nations General Assembly this month.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Although another wrinkle in this saga, Kuminga's relationship with head coach Steve Kerr, has been criticized by the greater basketball world, Charania and Slater reported that there is no longer a rift.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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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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During that interview, Luchin, a distinguished Italian chef known for his expertise in regional cuisine and the former owner of Ottavio restaurant in Walnut Creek, blamed financial struggles after his establishment closed in 2016.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to Altman, the most difficult issue the company is grappling with recently is how ChatGPT approaches suicide, in light of a lawsuit from a family who blamed the chatbot for their teenage son's suicide.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Admonished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admonished. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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