as in to scold
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
dressed down for boorish behavior at the dance
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Recent Examples of dress down
Her father, meanwhile, dressed down for the occasion and wore a Terrifier T-shirt, a black cap and gray jeans.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Some of these folks even dressed down–this ideal works well too especially since sneakers and dresses are so of-the-moment.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
But at the same time, Snyder also thinks that the style is more than capable of being dressed down.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
They can be dressed down for yoga or up with work clothes and have a flexible waist with a drawstring.
—Clint Davis, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Some of these folks even dressed down–this ideal works well too especially since sneakers and dresses are so of-the-moment.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
But at the same time, Snyder also thinks that the style is more than capable of being dressed down.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
They can be dressed down for yoga or up with work clothes and have a flexible waist with a drawstring.
—Clint Davis, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dress down
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But after one more chuckle, Julia jumps in and scolds her too.Abigail Adams, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Copied Share Laughter as Putin appears to scold the moderator Keir Simmons Reporting from Moscow Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov who is moderating the conference scolded people for asking more than one question, only to be mildly mocked by Putin.NBC News, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Buffett has been lecturing on inflation in his shareholder letters since the 1960s and his strategy has never changed (much to the advantage of his shareholders).James Berman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tucker Carlson, the Trump acolyte and former Fox News presenter, visits Moscow, where he is granted a two-hour interview with Vladimir Putin, most of which consists of Carlson being lectured on Russian history.The Week UK, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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At one point, when Mr. Mastro raised his hand to make a point after his time had expired, Judge Gordon reprimanded him swiftly.Tracey Tully, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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BoF interviewed 14 current and former Lululemon employees, who claimed they were passed over for promotions, reprimanded and in some cases, unjustifiably fired.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The producers call down to WBZ's Steve Burton, who's working as tonight's sideline reporter.Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2024
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The pilot would locate an enemy position and mark it with small smoke bombs; an artillery spotter could then call down a barrage on the marked location.David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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As suggested in the comments, the dryer could be to blame too.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Thibodeau said fatigue is partially to blame for his team’s recent struggles.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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There’s also a story line of Harper being chewed out by Petra when Petra finds out how Harper actually got the information necessary to short Pierpoint, i.e., illegally.Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024
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In the following scene, which marks a turning point between Emily and Luke, Emily chews out Luke for pushing a deal that ends up costing their firm $25 million.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 6 Oct. 2023
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And just this week, Pritzker openly criticized Welch after the governor said the speaker did nothing to stop more than one of his members from berating and verbally abusing staff experts from the governor’s administration called in to explain the hemp issues to the Democratic Caucus.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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However, many criticized Jones for fighting the aging Miocic and not pivoting to fight Aspinall, a younger and seemingly more dangerous fighter who holds the interim title.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Dress down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dress%20down. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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