rebuked; rebuking
1
a
: to criticize sharply : reprimand
b
: to serve as a rebuke to
2
archaic
: to turn back or keep down : check
rebuker
noun
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Verb
the father was forced to rebuke his son for the spendthrift ways he had adopted since arriving at college
strongly rebuked the girl for playing with matches
Noun
delivered a stinging rebuke to the Congress, calling for an end to backstabbing and arguing
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Foreign Policy Earlier this week, Cheney rebuked GOP vice presidential nominee Ohio Sen. JD Vance for his attacks on former officials who served in Donald Trump's White House.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
That has drawn rebukes from the Biden administration, which has warned that U.S. laws might force it to curb military aid to Israel if more aid is not allowed in.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Though New Mexico special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey has filed motions for Judge Sommer to reconsider her decision to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin, Sommer rebuked those arguments and has declined to reconsider Morrissey's case multiple times in recent months.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Foreign Policy Earlier this week, Cheney rebuked GOP vice presidential nominee Ohio Sen. JD Vance for his attacks on former officials who served in Donald Trump's White House.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
But the arms sales have drawn angry rebukes from Beijing.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
That has drawn rebukes from the Biden administration, which has warned that U.S. laws might force it to curb military aid to Israel if more aid is not allowed in.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Rebuke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebuke. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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rebuke
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: an expression of strong disapproval
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