chastens

present tense third-person singular of chasten
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Verb
  • This regressive move punishes our own workers and residents to try to plug budget holes.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Continue reading … WOKE OVERREACH – Parents outraged as school punishes boys over trans locker room confrontation.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And whether the Carolina Panthers are just stuck in an endless loop of embarrassment, one that alternately humiliates and enrages their fans.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nothing humbles a gal quite like the horrors of an old haircut.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Chastens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastens. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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