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as in advice
an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action
a heartfelt admonition to the graduates to make the most of their lives
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as in warning
the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk
ignored the ranger's admonitions and took the road over the mountain, only to be stranded by the blizzard
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Recent Examples of admonition
The first admonition from the WHO was specific to social media.
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Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Though Lowth voiced no hard and fast rule against it, many a grammar maven later misconstrued his advice as an admonition.
—Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Her admonition came days after new court filings surfaced a set of text messages between the ICE agent whose car was allegedly damaged by the Broadview defendants and a group of unnamed associates, exchanged in the days after prosecutors first indicted the group.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
His father, Steven Leroy Crews, and mother Jeanna Marie Gabellini, both 58, will each face one misdemeanor count for repeatedly allowing their child to ride the e-moto from age 14 to 17, despite citations and admonitions from law enforcement.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
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Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Though Lowth voiced no hard and fast rule against it, many a grammar maven later misconstrued his advice as an admonition.
—Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026
Her admonition came days after new court filings surfaced a set of text messages between the ICE agent whose car was allegedly damaged by the Broadview defendants and a group of unnamed associates, exchanged in the days after prosecutors first indicted the group.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
His father, Steven Leroy Crews, and mother Jeanna Marie Gabellini, both 58, will each face one misdemeanor count for repeatedly allowing their child to ride the e-moto from age 14 to 17, despite citations and admonitions from law enforcement.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admonition
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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“Admonition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admonition. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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