chastisements

plural of chastisement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastisements
Noun
  • Regulatory punishments, rather than innovation inducements, are a massive drag on modern economies.
    David Doty, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • These surreal, blood-red dioramas depict the gruesome punishments awaiting sinners in the Chinese Buddhist afterlife.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Three of the last four meetings ended 1-1 after regulation time, including the AFCON semi-final in January 2024, where Nigeria prevailed on penalties.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Two pass interference flags skewed those numbers — their nine penalties were not a record under Sirianni, although their six defensive penalties tied for the most — but it was not lost on Sirianni that all Cowboys scoring drives included an Eagles penalty.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Chastisements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastisements. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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