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admonition

[ad-muh-nish-uhn] / ˌæd məˈnɪʃ ən /


NOUN
scolding
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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"You have no previous convictions and I have taken the view that admonition is appropriate."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

The vice president adhered to Biden’s admonition that there be “no daylight” between the two of them as she campaigned for president after he withdrew from the race.

From Salon May 5, 2026

The “go it slow” admonition was the mother’s milk of Democratic politics.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 24, 2026

Jessica Lautz, vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors, offers this admonition to homeowners selling for the first time in years: “It’s a very different housing market today.”

From MarketWatch Dec. 30, 2025

I remembered the lieutenant’s admonition and stayed put.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Given the IRS’s guidance and admonitions, tax professionals said, most taxpayers didn’t roll the dice on that literal reading.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

Criminologists tend to speak in caveats, with warning of reversion to the mean and admonitions to wait for better data, but even they must admit: These are some eye-catching numbers.

From Slate May 7, 2025

Despite decades of admonitions from nutritionists and environmentalists to “eat locally, think globally,” our collective diets are more international than ever.

From Science Magazine Nov. 26, 2024

Early in Tuesday’s proceedings, the convention heard admonitions from scions of two Democratic presidents that Harris will carry on the legacies of John F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2024

On the contrary, all I ever got were admonitions not to be so noisy.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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