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berate

[bih-reyt] / bɪˈreɪt /


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He added that once Arday had resigned, "What's the public interest in continuing to berate him?"

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

But we were stunned to hear her berate an audience member in the front of the stalls who had been texting throughout the final, most moving scene.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Lanning still recalls that early during his brief stint, he stepped in to run a drill, only for Saban to berate him for teaching it incorrectly to the watching players.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.

From MarketWatch Dec. 2, 2025

We were staying with some business associates of the Courters, so they could not continue to berate me.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

On Thorns, the pensive opening song of The Clearing, she even berates herself for "making a song and dance" about the break-up that inspired Wolf Alice's previous album, Blue Weekend.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2025

In one, a woman berates her husband for not voting.

From Seattle Times Mar. 10, 2024

I have a co-worker whom I adore, but every holiday she berates me for not getting in the spirit: not wearing a Halloween costume, etc.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2023

Later, as PJ surveys the damage to his toes from his too-small sneakers, he berates his feet with the same phrase.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2023

After Mother berates me about finding a husband every other day, I have to sleep in a wedding cake.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

But none of the other journalists in the Oval Office with Holmes spoke up as the president berated her.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Pelley accused CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss of “murdering” the program and berated Bilton, a former New York Times journalist, for lacking TV news experience.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

Noem routinely berated staff if she saw Homan on TV and kept track of both their appearances to make sure she was on TV more than him, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

Both she and Trump also publicly berated CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins this week.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2025

The chief guard on duty berated me for arriving a day later than my orders specified, and sent me to the barracks.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

And he was angry, berating Kingsley for giving Cretton a hard time and proclaiming how much he wanted to be in this new movie.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Then as now, Martin chose a polite but firm approach to Trump, who spent much of the question-and-answer session berating US allies for rebuffing his calls to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

Despite Egadze scoring only 154.79 for the free skate - 27 points lower than his season best - there was no berating.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2026

Beijing’s retaliation has included berating Tokyo at the United Nations, canceling flights to Japan and threatening a ban on imports of Japanese seafood.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

Seven turned to Thorn, fire in her gaze as she opened her hand to reveal the button she had taken from Mr. Pepperhorn’s jacket while he was busy berating them.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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