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or chided
as in scolded
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments
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Recent Examples of chid
Some of the boys’ family members chided Salgado for running from the crash scene and not stopping to help the boys after the crash.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Burrows on Tuesday did not mention redistricting but chided Democrats for not showing up to debate the flood response package.
—Nadia Lathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Ahead of their set, bandleader Marcus Mumford sat down with Fallon for an interview and playfully chided him for his short intro at the anniversary event.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Garland chided Mitchell on an alley-oop attempt that Mitchell and Allen both aborted and ended up with a turnover charged to Garland.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Parsons fired back that Lawrence was a clown and jealous before Lawrence chided the All-Pro for his consistent social media use.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
Vance chided bishops over immigration earlier in February.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Conservative pundits, perhaps unsurprisingly, criticized her message (and its emotional delivery); other commenters chided her for the seeming theatricality of filming her distress.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, anyone not on the bandwagon is chided as being out of touch.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Burrows on Tuesday did not mention redistricting but chided Democrats for not showing up to debate the flood response package.
—Nadia Lathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Ahead of their set, bandleader Marcus Mumford sat down with Fallon for an interview and playfully chided him for his short intro at the anniversary event.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Garland chided Mitchell on an alley-oop attempt that Mitchell and Allen both aborted and ended up with a turnover charged to Garland.
—Tony Jones, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Parsons fired back that Lawrence was a clown and jealous before Lawrence chided the All-Pro for his consistent social media use.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
Vance chided bishops over immigration earlier in February.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Conservative pundits, perhaps unsurprisingly, criticized her message (and its emotional delivery); other commenters chided her for the seeming theatricality of filming her distress.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, anyone not on the bandwagon is chided as being out of touch.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chid
Verb
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Chun also scolded attorneys for Amazon in July for withholding thousands of documents from the FTC and abusing a legal privilege to shield them from scrutiny.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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The heartwarming video, shared on Saturday by @inboxunknown15, shows the pup sitting head down, facing the wall, looking sad and ashamed after being scolded by his owner’s girlfriend.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With roles reversed, Democrats could be in line to get blamed for a new shutdown.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Twins officials blamed bad weather and various other factors for poor April crowds.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was admonished in an awkward one-on-one interview by the legendary Alfredo Di Stefano for playing too high up the pitch against the man-marking Italians rather than dropping deep.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The judge agreed and admonished the defense on the bench Friday.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Chid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chid. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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