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verb

present participle of berate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of berating
Noun
Teacher and counselor Ashley Williams was standing by while another employee copied the footage of Morrison berating, hitting and directing other students to assault the 13-year-old boy. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 July 2026 Even at the best of times to carry such a shocking tale to Varsha’s mother, Dipika, would mean risking a berating and possibly even dismissal. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 She has also been credited with a more compassionate way of hosting a cooking show, rather than the berating that previously featured on many food shows. — Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026 Trump’s berating of China earlier this year has also brought rewards to Xi domestically, too. — Kerry Brown, Time, 31 Oct. 2025 Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud's berating of a Christian minister who objected to street signs named after an Arab American leader is being called out by his electoral opponent. — Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
Boot adds that Trump seldom has a cross word for any dictator while regularly berating democratic allies. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026 His exchange with an Apple TV reporter sparked headlines last week, with the actor berating the reporter on video for her question during his series’ Hollywood premiere. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 In September 2022, Brandon Sanchez, a member of the show cast, documented a riding lesson in an email to management and HR, describing Garcia berating riders and whipping a Friesian horse for an extended period. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 Look, the administration had been berating countries for buying Russian oil. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026 After berating Allensworth, Medvedev returned to the baseline. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 To be clear, Miss Manners does not defend your mother berating you and your boyfriend. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026 Dad is an abusive alcoholic, prone to berating and even assaulting his daughter in front of guests, of which Vangelio is currently the only one. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026 The Fox morning show paid tribute to Leavitt with a video montage of her berating and insulting reporters from the White House podium. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for berating
Noun
  • If anything, the person’s response should have included the pertinent information; not a reprimand.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Advertisement Federal employees can face several civil penalties if they are found to have violated the Hatch Act, however, including a fine, a suspension, or a letter of reprimand.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • There has always been friction between Reed and Helen, but in the main, Reed has been successful in using a shifting combination of wheedling, scolding, complimenting, and threatening to ensure Helen fullfils her mission objectives.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Liev Schreiber is apologizing for scolding a reporter at the Nocturne premiere.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The attorney general's request sparked a public rebuke from the palace, which said that King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar’s prerogative of pardon for Najib that allowed the house arrest was clear and must be respected.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • And then there’s the more general rebuke of the future the tech industry is building, and the possible implications for an economy that’s increasingly come to revolve around it.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • And what's tricky about this is Direct Instruction, the version invented by Zig, is the opposite of lecturing.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Respondents in England and Australia were more likely to associate teaching with institutional, credentialed and paid professional roles, such as nursing, lecturing and social work.
    — Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • His guests are hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and on a bullet train to rock bottom, desperate enough to hand their financial records over to an online content creator for a public lashing.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In several case studies documented by AHRDO, women who approached the Taliban courts to complain about domestic abuse, violence and even rape were arrested and charged with moral crimes and sentenced to public lashing.
    — Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of reprimanding his pet, Linnetz seems to recognize the moment as a potentially good shot.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The audience awkwardly chuckles, and Scovel, eyes still closed, begins reprimanding them.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In the appeal to you, gentle readers, to email us with your thoughts, questions, reproofs, corrections, jokes, recipes, etc.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 9 May 2025
  • Advertisement China’s Foreign Ministry also issued a vehement reproof.
    — Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Action Button has proved somewhat controversial since its release, with users on social media like Reddit criticizing its placement and sensitivity.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Raman pledged during her campaign to replace McDonnell, criticizing his handling of protests against federal immigration enforcement and arguing that his leadership had damaged trust in the department, particularly among immigrant communities.
    — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Berating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berating. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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