chastens

present tense third-person singular of chasten
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastens
Verb
  • Carrie is in love with Richard, defends him, and even punishes Laura by starving her for multiple days.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Obsess Over Concept-to-Execution Speed – The market punishes slow thinkers.
    Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To show him who’s boss, Catherine turns around and buys Pac-North, humiliates him by closing it, and forces him back to Grey Sloan.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There’s always a moment in which somebody humiliates the villain and now all the love in him is gone.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 24 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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