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as in reprimanded
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
admonished her for littering
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as in advised
to give advice to
my physician is always admonishing me to eat more healthy foods
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Recent Examples of admonished
Sufficiently admonished, we’re set loose from the veranda of the Four Seasons Scottsdale and into the foothills of the Sonoran Desert.
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Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
Explore the section Most recently, the California Coastal Commission has repeatedly admonished the company for performing unauthorized work on the pipeline in an attempt to ready the equipment for transporting oil.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
Explore the section Most recently, the California Coastal Commission has repeatedly admonished the company for performing unauthorized work on the pipeline in an attempt to ready the equipment for transporting oil.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admonished
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Residents are also advised not to follow behind people who have fallen into the ice, the chief said.Dawn Sawyer, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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People who have tummy tucks, for example, are advised to stay hunched over for two weeks after their procedures while the skin heals.Brenda Goodman, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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Health officials in California's Marin County said the child experienced fever and vomiting after drinking the unpasteurized milk and warned others against consuming any raw milk products.Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Experts have warned that the north may be experiencing famine.Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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During the latter inferno, which destroyed 1,600 structures from Westlake Village to Malibu, the school’s policy was questioned and criticized.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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At the time, Democrats criticized the new health insurance options junk insurance.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nearly seven decades later, there’s still so much that’s unknown about the horrific act of violence that has been taught in history books from a limited point of view.Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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These strategies are now unremarkable enough to be taught to kids in schools.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Admonished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admonished. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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