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
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 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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Despite the April ethics reprimand, the City Council required the mayor to request permission from the council for certain ceremonial duties.Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, due to not quite understanding what was happening when the race start was aborted, Norris received a reprimand and a fine of €5,000.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the arms sales have drawn angry rebukes from Beijing.CNN Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
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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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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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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
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Florida and Texas have already allowed concerts to resume, though not without some issues: Steve Aoki and Diplo each got warnings from local police and reproof from the mayor of Tampa, Fla., for performing in front of maskless crowds during Super Bowl weekend in February.Dave Brooks, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2021
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El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender in 2021, and since that moment, the IMF has been criticizing and opposing this decision.Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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That is criticizing the policies of the government, which is the right of every American.Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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That criticism has sometimes veered toward threats against company executives and political figures.William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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It's repeatedly faced harsh criticism over its failure to curb child abuse on the platform.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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But the invective obscured a salient truth: many people were still unclear about where Harris stood on some of the central issues.Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
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But over the weekend his invective was turned directly on Navarro.Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
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For the most part, Israel’s response to Hamas’s devastating October 7 attack was confined to the Gaza Strip.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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Episodes often feature logistically complex armed attacks, guided from afar by the top brass, played by the likes of Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, and Bruce McGill.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Berating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/berating. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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