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admonition

[ad-muh-nish-uhn] / ˌæd məˈnɪʃ ən /


NOUN
scolding
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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"You have no previous convictions and I have taken the view that admonition is appropriate."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Above the Torah ark in Ms. Wisse’s synagogue, an admonition is written in Hebrew: “Know before whom you stand.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

The admonition was met with silence in the courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 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

Starrett recalled being moved by Burnham’s frequent admonition: “Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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

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

Mexico sent a diplomat note to Washington expressing displeasure with the admonitions from Salazar.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2024

There might be another adjustment of his collar, another gift for Shad, more admonitions about his “comp’ny manners,” but, finally, they would let him go.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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