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berate

[bih-reyt] / bɪˈreɪt /


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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

Arnaud de Borchgrave, the former editor of the Washington Times and the first host of CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” had me on the first broadcast to berate me.

From Salon Jan. 30, 2025

The two shared a fascination for country music and right-wing politics, believing the best way to oppose conservatives is not to berate or ridicule but to respect and understand.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2024

Perhaps he would berate me for my clumsy theory.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

I like it when Bill Plaschke berates himself.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 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

The clip, released on Monday, shows three Israeli women, one of whom berates Mr Netanyahu and calls for the release of the hostages.

From BBC Oct. 30, 2023

Before you think I’m that neighbor, one who complains about the kid’s basketball rolling into my flower bed, or who berates people for leaving their trash bin out past trash day, I’m not.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2023

First, she berates Carla, who as the oldest was in charge and had orders to stick with Manuel and Fifi as their in-car chaperone.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has openly berated reporters during Pentagon briefings for using headlines the administration dislikes.

From Salon Mar. 17, 2026

Back in January at the peak of the furore over Greenland, the Treasury Secretary openly berated Deutsche Bank’s George Saravelos after the currency strategist speculated that European institutions could dump $8 trillion of U.S.

From MarketWatch Mar. 9, 2026

Under cross examination, however, Kaley talked about feeling neglected, berated and picked on by family members, causing depression and anxiety that had nothing to do with social media.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

Psychologists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman studied one such situation in which, after good landings, pilots were praised, whereas after bumpy landings, they were berated.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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

Top of Wooden’s list was an insistence that Close could succeed without berating players.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 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

The Australian skipper removed him for a 13th time in Tests, more than any other bowler, with a furious Root berating himself after prodding at a full delivery and feathering to Carey.

From Barron's Dec. 20, 2025

If berating counts, then he’s said more to Charlie this past summer and fall than he has in nineteen years.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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