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chastening

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verb

present participle of chasten
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chastening

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chastening
Noun
The American suffered a chastening 6-0, 6-0 defeat to Iga Świątek in the Wimbledon final eight weeks ago, the first time in the Open Era that a women’s player has failed to win a single game in the final at the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025 Two months later, his side suffered a 5-2 defeat to Crystal Palace, followed by a chastening 5-0 loss away to Chelsea in May. Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025 Market shakeouts are about testing risk tolerances, forcing a rethink of unexamined premises and, at times, chastening the arrogant. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastening
Adjective
  • The problem last season was many teams still opted to kick the ball in the end zone because the touchback wasn't punitive enough.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Relief from punitive tax rules could fuel profitability, but only for those ready to meet the federal government’s new demands.
    Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This is likely to prevent the bloc from punishing other nations for doing business with Moscow, when the EU does so too — albeit at a far lower level than before the Ukraine war began in 2022.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But even this nod to forgiveness is relatively punishing, since the health refill freezes your character in a defenseless pose for a few seconds.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This announcement, humiliating the involved member, is harmful.
    Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Kremlin propagandists have disparaged NATO members' reaction to Europe's condemnation of Moscow after Russian drones breached the territory of Poland.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • His death has drawn condolences — and condemnation of political violence — from both sides of the aisle.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Further discrediting itself, Thursday’s writeup includes a marketing pitch for the SquareX platform.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Wolfenbarger’s defense attorneys began to focus on discrediting Norma as a witness after prosecutors relied on her testimony to show the jury that her daughter Melissa had allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of her husband before her 1998 disappearance, according to WSB-TV.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • To be recognized by an institution whose graduates have shaped our country’s history through selfless service is both humbling and meaningful.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • All of the footage of Powell playing football as Chad or Russ, went straight to Eli for his feedback, which was humbling, to say the least.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The assessment was first reported by the Washington Post.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Defensive assessment The Horned Frogs’ defense did what it was supposed to most of the night against Abilene Christian, but the performance still left something to be desired.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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

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