upbraid
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baste, bawl out, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chew out, dress down, flay, hammer, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), lecture, rag, rail (at or against), rant (at), rate, ream (out), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, tongue-lash
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The lyrics were forthright and relatable, analysing relationships, upbraiding male privilege and condemning the worst of rock’s chauvinist clichés. — M.j., The Economist, "Twenty-five years later, Sleater-Kinney are still making vital music," 16 Aug. 2019 A day after the Fed lowered interest rates on July 31 by 0.25%—and Trump upbraided Powell for not making the cut larger—the president indulged in a tirade on Twitter, but one directed at China. — Erik Sherman, Fortune, "Bully, Berate, Manipulate: 3 Ways Trump is Attempting to Steer the Fed to Lower Interest Rates," 9 Aug. 2019 Warren and Sanders emerged largely unscathed, having vigorously defended their proposals while upbraiding their opponents for failing to embrace bold policy positions. — Grace Segers, Kathryn Watson, CBS News, "Democrats face off for night two of second primary debates — live updates," 31 July 2019 He was upbraided by manager Charlie Montoyo last weekend for a pair of sequences that were less than max effort, but Guerrero handled it with aplomb. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, "As Blue Jays flounder, phenom Vladimir Guerrero Jr. impresses: 'None of this scares him'," 6 June 2019 In 2017, she was upbraided for touting the clothing line sold by Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Kellyanne Conway should be removed from office, federal watchdog says," 13 June 2019 Henríquez Solórzano, their leader, asked what was going on, and upbraided Mijango for not warning him beforehand. — Daniel Castro, Harper's magazine, "The Truce," 10 June 2019 The president upbraided his generals and advisers at a National Security Council meeting in July 2017, complaining that the U.S. was losing the war, according to the author. — Craig Nelson, WSJ, "Mattis Makes Surprise Stop in Kabul for Talks With New U.S. Commander, Afghan Officials," 7 Sep. 2018 Another apparent contradiction is that three sources maintained Green never met with the team outside their regular daily hitters meeting and never upbraided them. — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Eric Hosmer shocked by supposed rift with Andy Green, hint of Padres discord," 9 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upbraid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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