as in punishments
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
the loss of his father's trust was the harshest castigation that the boy could have possibly received for having told the lie
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Recent Examples of castigations
Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for castigations
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Now that the dust has settled on an Africa Cup of Nations final that will be remembered for years, African soccer’s governing body has handed out punishments for the chaos that ensued.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Under the new agreement, brand-limiting NCAA punishments against any of those three programs would trigger the same 30% reduction, while men’s hockey would be subject to a smaller, 20% cut.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Special teams were the order of the day, with both teams whistled for seven penalties in the 60-plus minutes.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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Miami's special teams got a lot of production from returner Malik Washington, but had numerous penalties and breakdowns in coverage, including a costly roughing the punter call against Buffalo in Week 3.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Castigations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castigations. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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