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berate

[bih-reyt] / bɪˈreɪt /


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Within DHS, Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior level staff, give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust and have fired employees—in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Dec. 2, 2025

One of the world's most popular streamers, Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, says trolls "berate" him every day because his number of viewers has fallen.

From BBC Sep. 18, 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

They laughed, tapped the tablecloth with their fingertips and began to tease, berate and adore him all at once.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

Marcello Hernández played a mostly-silent Marco Rubio who Trump berates for speaking Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 18, 2026

In Season 1, Deborah berates her daughter about her lack of a prenup in a very public birthday dinner speech, but then reluctantly attends her drive-thru wedding via FaceTime.

From Salon May 16, 2025

He pours himself a cup of tea, and berates himself for over-steeping it.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2023

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

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

In a documentary capturing the band's early days, external, the trainees were berated for posting photos from their dorms on social media.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

He berated city leaders for not doing enough to get unhoused people off the streets.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 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

“Jay Powell has been called names, has been berated, and has always not just kept his cool but kept his silence,” Bomfim said.

From MarketWatch Jan. 16, 2026

He berated the ANC for failing to disclose the location of arms caches and then rebuked us for maintaining a “private army,” Umkhonto we Sizwe, in violation of the National Peace Accord of September 1991.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

What happened Tuesday should scare away any of the remaining top prospects who would want to play for this berating blowhard.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 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

Since Takaichi’s remark on Taiwan in November, Beijing’s retaliation has included berating Tokyo at the United Nations, canceling flights to Japan and tightening export controls on goods with potential military uses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 13, 2026

There is romance, drama, pathos and the verbal berating of hotel staff and music video directors.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

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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