as in condemnations
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
while reviewing the troops, the officer delivered a curt reprimand to one of the soldiers
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as in scolds
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness
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as in admonishes
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper
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as in censures
to express public or formal disapproval of
the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nation's foreign policy
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Recent Examples of reprimands
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
The judiciary's system for policing misconduct includes punishment such as informal warnings and public reprimands.
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Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
9 June 2026
If such a case occurs, penalties from the Florida Board of Nursing could range from reprimands, fines or probation to suspension or revocation of the license, according to a state statute.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
As if that conduct doesn’t raise enough questions about her fitness, Steele has faced reprimands for allowing staff to stray from official Board of Review business while on county time.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
The former directors also criticized Saintremy’s reprimands from the city, stating a key function of her role is to promote events at the cultural center and that means speaking with media.
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Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
When managers are running on empty, small frustrations turn into public reprimands, and reasonable requests start to feel personal.
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Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Paladino has faced committee reprimands before over her rhetoric.
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Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
The email, which went viral on X, sparked a wave of state and national news, outrage from faculty and reprimands from free speech advocacy organizations, like FIRE and PEN America.
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Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
The reprimands have gone beyond rhetoric.
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Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
The judiciary's system for policing misconduct includes punishment such as informal warnings and public reprimands.
—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
9 June 2026
If such a case occurs, penalties from the Florida Board of Nursing could range from reprimands, fines or probation to suspension or revocation of the license, according to a state statute.
—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
As if that conduct doesn’t raise enough questions about her fitness, Steele has faced reprimands for allowing staff to stray from official Board of Review business while on county time.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
The former directors also criticized Saintremy’s reprimands from the city, stating a key function of her role is to promote events at the cultural center and that means speaking with media.
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Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
When managers are running on empty, small frustrations turn into public reprimands, and reasonable requests start to feel personal.
—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Paladino has faced committee reprimands before over her rhetoric.
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Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
The email, which went viral on X, sparked a wave of state and national news, outrage from faculty and reprimands from free speech advocacy organizations, like FIRE and PEN America.
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Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
His supervisor appears as a ticket conductor and reprimands him for doing nothing.
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Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprimands
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To resent a rival is par for the course in the villa, but Toni and Shakira’s condemnations registered as truly antisocial.
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The condemnations keep coming four days after security officers escorted five diabetes experts out of the American Diabetes Association meeting in New Orleans for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal cuts to biomedical research.
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Someone else scolds the offender.
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Inspired by This Is Spinal Tap, Cundieff makes quick work of lambasting the casual misogyny and homophobia ingrained in hardcore rap, but also of the media scolds unable to parse the message of the music.
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Judge admonishes Musk over social media use Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, one of its largest investors, with proceeds going to OpenAI’s charitable arm.
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Deeply religious, Jean’s mother, in the film, admonishes her.
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Victim's mother condemns domestic violence In a statement, Beaver's mother, Susan Beaver, said domestic violence affects too many families.
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Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.
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Aside from the financial cost to the city, Blain’s behavior prompted several council actions, including two censures.
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Some rank-and-file lawmakers also agree that censures are losing their punch.
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Today’s successful downtowns rely on a mix of ingredients, said Steven Falk, the former city manager of Lafayette, who’s served as an interim city executive in Oakland and Richmond and who lectures at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
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Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps.
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The couple has been targeted by a group called Boycott Divest Zabludowicz, which criticizes them for supporting a pro-Israel lobby.
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That letter, referenced in the Brandeis Center complaint, criticizes the APA for failing to discipline a former division president, Lara Sheehi, for various incendiary comments about Zionism.
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Ellison denounces the allegations as a baseless political stunt, warning that using prosecutorial power to pursue rivals instead of protecting public programs erodes trust in democratic institutions.
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The project denounces Haiti’s justice system through the story of a woman imprisoned for years without trial and later judged not by law, but by scripture.
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“Reprimands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprimands. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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