as in reprimands
to express public or formal disapproval of
even used his last will and testament as a final opportunity to objurgate his prodigal son
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By contrast, Eugenia condemns herself to a future of festering tension and fury.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026 -
The government condemns the reprehensible attack on innocent students and the killing of school officials who were carrying out their noble duty.—
Ashley Carnahan , Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
18 Nov. 2025
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Hamas, which initially accepted the ceasefire text, now denounces the framework as an effort to turn an emergency pause into a permanent security order.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
29 Dec. 2025
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One celebrates the beauty and moral uplift of the Sabbath; the other denounces the immorality of the godless in the fiery manner of a tent-revival preacher.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
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The ice punishes the slightest miscalculations, demands the sharpest of focus.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The scene came in a fictional segment parodying Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead in which Maggie defends her architectural talents after her daycare teacher punishes her for making beautiful structures from building blocks.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Dec. 2025
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Continue reading … MEDIA ‘SEE BS NEWS’ – Nikki Glaser criticizes CBS News network during Golden Globe Awards ceremony.—
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FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Opposition criticizes the deal Skerrit provided few details on how his island, still facing a housing shortage after Category 5 Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September 2017, plans to accommodate the refugees.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Objurgates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/objurgates. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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