SCOLDINGS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

scoldings

noun

plural of scolding

as in lectures

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Noun

The lessons learned and knowledge accumulated by your scientists and engineers are valuable human capital that no one else has.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
The programme also includes foraging trips, tea ceremony classes at one of the town’s tea schools, and traditional pastry lessons at a fifth-generation confectionery.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of lessons

Noun

The Ethics Committee has the power to investigate violations of federal law and House rules, and can recommend punishments for members who are found to have committed them.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Judges are free to ignore sentencing guidelines, which are intended to reduce disparities in punishments levied for the same crimes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of punishments

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On his Instagram, happy photos of his family living the American dream are interspersed with violent admonitions about the forces lurking in his own community and seeking to destroy him.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Commencement season puts Faust’s admonitions to the test.

— Austin Sarat, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026

Definition of admonitions

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That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
Try using a spoon, and you'd get chased away from the stove, admonishments ringing in your ears.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025

Definition of admonishments

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In another era, his hard-nosed coke raps could have blown up in a much cooler way, say, during the 2010s blog era.

— Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026
Released on Sky Rompiendo’s independent imprint, Black Koi Entertainment, the song finds Maluma offering his sultry vocals as Kris R’s raps over the smooth reggaeton beat.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of raps

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Links with nonprofit group The recent castigations from progressive Democrats were driven in part by the Opportunity Caucus’s ties to One Main Street.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025

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