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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
The Probation Department was previously chastised for this exact issue at Los Padrinos in July 2024.
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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
In explaining that earlier decision, Lamberth chastised government officials for failing to provide any evidence to support its claims about national security concerns.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Chu also chastised Seibold, the finance executive, for failing to change the month-to-month loan balances on the falsified records.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
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
In explaining that earlier decision, Lamberth chastised government officials for failing to provide any evidence to support its claims about national security concerns.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2026
Chu also chastised Seibold, the finance executive, for failing to change the month-to-month loan balances on the falsified records.
—Samuel O'Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastised
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As the Sentinel’s Cristobal Reyes has reported, federal judges based in Orlando have scolded prosecutors multiple times in recent weeks for detaining people who should have been set free, with one judge memorably comparing the current actions of ICE to those of a third-world country.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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No fan should be told how to follow their team, nor be scolded for feeling conflicted, especially as Spurs supporters have been put in this unenviable bind by the failings of their club — rather than the other way around.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Universities are under threat of government interference, book banning has reached unprecedented levels, journalists and artists and media outlets and attorneys are being punished, silenced, and doxed, and dissent everywhere is being criminalized.—
Gioia Woods,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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This is the guy, after all, who renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America with one of his first executive orders in his second term and has punished news agencies that refuse to comply.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Routh was convicted of five counts in September after a disastrous attempt to represent himself at trial, where he was repeatedly reprimanded by the presiding judge, Aileen Cannon.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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In November, my doctor gently reprimanded me for ignoring my 2024 colonoscopy date.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Michael Woroniecki lectured about Satan being a very powerful force.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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If someone senses they’re being lectured or criticized, their walls will go up, and the conversation will stall.—
Devon Kuntzman,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Public health experts also criticized the president for making unfounded claims about highly politicized health issues.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Valieva’s coach, Eteri Tutberidze, is one of the most prominent figures in a coaching culture that has long been criticized for prioritizing thinness, disordered eating, and early peak performance over athletes’ well-being.—
Jasmine Wynn,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Chastised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastised. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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