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talking-to

[taw-king-too] / ˈtɔ kɪŋˌtu /
NOUN
admonishment
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


NOUN
admonition
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST






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Later that year, in a blog post on his personal website, Bosworth recounted a talking-to he had once received from Sheryl Sandberg, the company’s then-head of operations, about his overbearing way of communicating.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Studio executives continuing to insist on that nonsense deserve Marvel’s first family to give them a disappointed talking-to, and send them to back their boardrooms without supper..

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

But after a serious talking-to from his corner, Catterall aimed to take the front foot and it paid off as he rocked Prograis with a hammering left.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2024

Now banks will get a talking-to from their risk managers and from investors, maybe even at shareholder meetings.

From Scientific American • Mar. 18, 2023

I could be written up, banished to bras, called in for a talking-to by a deeply disappointed Roberta.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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