as in reprimand
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as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
there's no need to berate someone for making a mistake during the first day on the job
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Recent Examples of berating
Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Those critics have spent several years berating and doubting her—especially following her most notable setback, in 2021, when she was suspended from the Tokyo Olympics.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Robinson soon found himself at NXT as a hippie character who eventually turned on the audience, berating them over environmental issues.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
The former president defended his call for across-the-board tariffs, while berating his questioner.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
But after a week of berating the national retailers, Berry Chantilly loyalists forced Whole Foods to listen to their requests.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
The owner made headlines earlier this year when he was caught on camera berating a delivery driver for speaking Spanish.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Those critics have spent several years berating and doubting her—especially following her most notable setback, in 2021, when she was suspended from the Tokyo Olympics.
—Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Robinson soon found himself at NXT as a hippie character who eventually turned on the audience, berating them over environmental issues.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
The former president defended his call for across-the-board tariffs, while berating his questioner.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
But after a week of berating the national retailers, Berry Chantilly loyalists forced Whole Foods to listen to their requests.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for berating
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Like Wheeler, Filali only received a written reprimand.Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
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Its justices make the ultimate decisions on discipline for judges, ranging from mere letters of warning to more serious reprimands, up to suspensions for as long as a year and even, in very rare cases, removal from the bench.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
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Los Angeles Unified school principals — saying their workload is too heavy and the pressure to raise student achievement, manage complex budgets and keep campuses safe is too intense — have voted to join the Teamsters union in a rebuke to the leadership of Supt.Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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The comment drew a rebuke from Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Hendry, who said the force is burned out and drained by waves of retirements.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The sandwich itself is local fried snapper, placed between two thick slices of toasted bread and stuffed with cheese and coleslaw before being smothered in lashings of hot sauce.Rebekah Evans, The Week UK, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
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This leaves the platform as having lashings of potential but a wider gaming experience that’s frustratingly incomplete.Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement China’s Foreign Ministry also issued a vehement reproof.Elaine Kurtenbach, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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So your best response is either to ignore the remark, which is a reproof in itself, or to make a joke of it.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
Verb
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While most have become accustomed and perhaps even oblivious to McGregor’s online rants, openly criticizing a business partner is a little dicey.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Shiney-Ajay said Harris should have spent additional time criticizing lawmakers—like Manchin and Congressional Republicans—who limited the administration's climate goals, using it as a chance to emphasize her intent to seek greater climate victories in the future.Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Israel faces heavy international criticism over the unprecedented levels of civilian deaths in Gaza.Melanie Lidman and Waafa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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An initial bipartisan version of the CR pushed by Johnson failed on Wednesday following criticism from Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Police officers have been injured, spit on and had objects hurled at them, the same invective screamed at them as the insurrectionists screamed at the Capitol Police on Jan. 6.Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald, 10 June 2024
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As a result, Thai social media is full of satire and bitter invective directed at the monarch.Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2020
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The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Russia even to a conventional attack by a country that is supported by a nuclear power.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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At least one person was killed in Russia’s attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro region, Vice Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram, adding that heating was disrupted for 155 residential buildings.Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Berating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berating. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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