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He chastised government and business leaders for short-term thinking, instead of planning for the long-term threat of a warming planet.

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She chastised her mother for sending money to a stranger, but Ruvalcaba was certain the man she was speaking to was the actor she’d watched on television for so many years.

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Others described being "Chris-napped", when Brain would drive them around in his car while he chastised them, and then often froze them out for several weeks before getting back in touch.

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His father both supported his troubled son and chastised his namesake, whose struggles included substance abuse, legal troubles and challenges in making weight for his bouts.

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Sabiya Ahamed, a staff attorney at Palestine Legal, chastised Columbia for “choosing to pander to a lawless administration” and not protecting students and staff who “are bravely speaking out against a genocide.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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