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as in advice
an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action
wintertime admonishments about remembering to wear a coat and hat
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as in warning
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
that near miss with the guardrail was all the admonishment I needed to slow down
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Recent Examples of admonishment
In a somewhat direct public admonishment of SpaceX, Sean Duffy, who briefly served as NASA’s acting administrator last year, announced that the space agency would use whichever lander was ready first to complete the landing mission, which is currently slated for as soon as 2028.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
His ferocity would lead to multiple instances of public admonishment.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 21 May 2026
At the time of Lauersdorf’s public admonishment, Fort Worth firefighter Caleb Halvorson had gained widespread attention after Sedgwick declined to cover some aspects of his treatment.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Layoffs have disproportionately affected their staff and the bimonthly admonishment from the board about their work in recent months has led to a dark mood in the Serna Center.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Appearing Sunday on Fox News, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent turned a debate over tariff revenue into yet another admonishment, only this time, the target of his ire had recently turned out championing the role of tariffs in improving the country’s fiscal outlook.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Discipline can range from an admonishment to suspension of license to disbarment.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
In an attempt to still force a vote on the censure, Zepeda proposed amending the mayor’s item to include a formal council admonishment.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
In every single case where there was a violation of the sanctuary rules, the only thing that was issued was a verbal admonishment.
—Peter Mancina, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
His ferocity would lead to multiple instances of public admonishment.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 21 May 2026
At the time of Lauersdorf’s public admonishment, Fort Worth firefighter Caleb Halvorson had gained widespread attention after Sedgwick declined to cover some aspects of his treatment.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Layoffs have disproportionately affected their staff and the bimonthly admonishment from the board about their work in recent months has led to a dark mood in the Serna Center.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Appearing Sunday on Fox News, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent turned a debate over tariff revenue into yet another admonishment, only this time, the target of his ire had recently turned out championing the role of tariffs in improving the country’s fiscal outlook.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Discipline can range from an admonishment to suspension of license to disbarment.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
In an attempt to still force a vote on the censure, Zepeda proposed amending the mayor’s item to include a formal council admonishment.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
In every single case where there was a violation of the sanctuary rules, the only thing that was issued was a verbal admonishment.
—Peter Mancina, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admonishment
Noun
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People with asthma may benefit from a breathing treatment, depending on their symptoms and medical advice.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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But the large language models behind most mainstream AI chatbots are trained on a wide variety of content — including huge swaths of the internet — meaning the advice can be iffy and occasionally dangerous.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday had reiterated his warning to citizens of a possible large-scale Russian strike.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Thousands of residents of Kyiv were taking refuge inside metro stations and other shelters after air raid warnings.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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“Admonishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admonishment. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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