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dressing down

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verb

present participle of dress down

Examples of dressing-down in a Sentence

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Noun
Reporters allowed back into courtroom as Costello testimony continues Robert Costello has resumed his testimony after what appears to have been a private dressing-down by Judge Juan Merchan. Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2016 The Indian Foreign Ministry immediately summoned German and U.S. diplomats for a dressing-down in New Delhi. Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024 Moreover, in a very rare action, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. was called to the State Department for a dressing-down. Elliott Abrams, National Review, 24 Mar. 2023

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Thesaurus Entries Near dressing-down

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“Dressing-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dressing-down. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

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