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as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
a cold, distant father who rarely paid attention to his children except to chastise them
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as in punished
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the division of opinion regarding the appropriate way to chastise juvenile perpetrators of adult crimes
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Recent Examples of chastised
When her research contradicted the premise, she was chastised for failing to come up with enough evidence.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
Members of the City Council have chastised Palantir publicly for its work with ICE, and advocacy groups have tried to push the council to divest from any services or contracts with the company.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
The Probation Department was previously chastised for this exact issue at Los Padrinos in July 2024.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
Some viewed the discovery as a divine gift, while a local priest chastised the explorers for unearthing Satan, saying the blowout was God’s punishment.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
In an interview with the New York Post published on Sunday, the president chastised the Super Bowl performers as poor choices that would be divisive.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Those criticisms were echoed in August by Attorney General Gentner Drummond, who chastised Oklahoma Insurance Department Commissioner Glen Mulready for failing to take action.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Jan. 2026
Online and from the White House briefing room, Vice President JD Vance chastised the media and critics, while the official White House X account copied popular meme formats to regularly assert that the United States will take over Greenland.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 16 Jan. 2026
What happened at Club America In the aftermath of her remarks being made public, Andreatta chastised her critics and media outlets, saying that her claims were taken out of context.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
Members of the City Council have chastised Palantir publicly for its work with ICE, and advocacy groups have tried to push the council to divest from any services or contracts with the company.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
The Probation Department was previously chastised for this exact issue at Los Padrinos in July 2024.
—Jason Henry, Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
Some viewed the discovery as a divine gift, while a local priest chastised the explorers for unearthing Satan, saying the blowout was God’s punishment.
—The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
In an interview with the New York Post published on Sunday, the president chastised the Super Bowl performers as poor choices that would be divisive.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Those criticisms were echoed in August by Attorney General Gentner Drummond, who chastised Oklahoma Insurance Department Commissioner Glen Mulready for failing to take action.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Jan. 2026
Online and from the White House briefing room, Vice President JD Vance chastised the media and critics, while the official White House X account copied popular meme formats to regularly assert that the United States will take over Greenland.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 16 Jan. 2026
What happened at Club America In the aftermath of her remarks being made public, Andreatta chastised her critics and media outlets, saying that her claims were taken out of context.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastised
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In Zambrano’s case, Gee scolded the government over how the detention unfolded.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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He is being groomed, playing, testing boundaries and even being scolded which are all part of normal social learning for young macaques.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Usually the pressure is on schools to make sure rules are not violated, but for Bylaw 600, schools can do everything right and still be punished for a player violating the rule on their own.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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The software giant’s stock had been punished lately on fears that AI is threating its business model.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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On WhatsApp, her mother reprimanded her for being too trusting of others—even of relatives.—
Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last year, filmmakers who spoke out for Palestinian life and liberty from the Berlinale stage reported being aggressively reprimanded by senior festival programmers.—
William Earl,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Vance’s speech got a cool reception from European leaders who said they felt lectured.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
18 Feb. 2026
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Some of us have guest lectured in his law school class on the Arkansas Constitution, and his passion for our state's rich heritage is evident.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The treatment of many Minnesota residents by ICE and CBP agents, which resulted in, among other things, the very public killing of Good and Alex Pretti, both US citizens – has been roundly criticized.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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It might also be criticized for saying nothing about whether any or all of that money should be rebated to the countries that paid the money and the companies that experienced price increases for their products as a result of higher tariffs.—
Cal Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Chastised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastised. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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