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admonition

[ad-muh-nish-uhn] / ˌæd məˈnɪʃ ən /


NOUN
scolding
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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

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

Third, every parent should abide by an admonition frequently offered by my famous pediatrician father: “I never met a child spoiled for having been told too many times that they were loved.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Eilish’s admonition and Parton’s example resonates because it underscores a broader cultural conversation: wealth comes with choices.

From Salon Nov. 1, 2025

According to the Daily News's astrologer, you must “demand more of yourself,” an admonition that is also vague but also different.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

As in the U.S., global expressions of sympathy and of relief that Trump was not seriously injured came from across the political spectrum, together with admonitions that political violence was never acceptable.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2024

More than once the air has been filled with the van Daans’ admonitions and my saucy replies.

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




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