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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
Burrows on Tuesday did not mention redistricting but chided Democrats for not showing up to debate the flood response package.
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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
At the Tustin meeting, multiple speakers chided Kim for her absence.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
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
At the Tustin meeting, multiple speakers chided Kim for her absence.
—Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chid
Verb
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Lox's reaction to being scolded.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The government lawyers were frequently scolded by federal judges who dismissed the accusations against Abrego Garcia as baseless and ordered that he be returned to the United States, since he was illegally deported.—
Evan Mealins,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rough surf and rip currents stirred up by its high winds and large size are blamed for the deaths of two swimmers, one in New Hampshire and one off Long Island.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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The site, which had hundreds of thousands of subscribers at the time of its closure, blamed users for breaking its rules.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But high motor needs to be an every-night-thing, not only a response when admonished by the coach.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Warning shared, and I’ve been gingerly admonished.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Chid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chid. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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