chastises

present tense third-person singular of chastise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chastises As Dexter questions why Batista’s death hurts so much, Brian chastises his brother for listening to Harry too much. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025 Red Jacob chastises Colum for not healing quickly enough. Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastises
Verb
  • Governance scolds are appalled by the number, as is the pope.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
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
  • Jenkins did not respond to an interview request, but the extent of those concerns appears to have been a memo authored by an Oakland resident who frequently criticizes the commission at public forums.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • To do so, the country is supporting mass infrastructure projects and the construction of stadiums, priorities that the movement heavily criticizes.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Washington — Democrats in the Senate are calling for an investigation and immediate removal of a video being shown at some Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • LaMalfa worries about the future of American farming and blames onerous regulations and trade policies for some of its woes.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Chastises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastises. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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