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admonition

[ad-muh-nish-uhn] / ˌæd məˈnɪʃ ən /


NOUN
scolding
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STRONGEST


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Marset did not take kindly to the admonition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

"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

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

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025

Kendra had already reminded Seth to stay calm and be polite no matter what happened, but she repeated the admonition.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

Respected by fire agencies across the country, Cohen and Pyne have found their straight-talk admonitions often disregarded or dismissed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 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

She led him out of her office and up the stone stairs, calling out instructions and admonitions to helpers and children as she passed.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling


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