scold
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Medicine and public health have long communicated like a scold, especially about women’s bodies.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
"They mostly expressed how heartbreaking it was for them to see me like that. They didn't scold or criticise me. Their approach was gentle."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"I really want to give it up. Every day I scold myself and tell myself to quit: no more, no more."
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
She has the spine to hold her own against him, but it’s hard to play withholding, particularly when the film needs her character to be both the voice of reason and a politically correct scold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Yedsha had already embarrassed her in the square, and now he was going to scold her too.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
On Lover Girl, she practically scolds herself for being so reckless.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Social media is full of scolds criticizing men who walk ahead of their partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
But on the other hand, these scolds may prove to be canaries in the media coal mine.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2025
He scolds his countrymen and wears a sweater like a hairshirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
“Bad! You are bad!” my mind scolds me.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
"You're never going to earn respect for doing that sort of thing," a tutor scolded the teens.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The judge scolded the billionaire at least twice—once for his social media usage and second for saying if he loses this case, it’ll mean trouble for all charities in America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has scolded reporters who ask basic questions about the war’s justification or objectives.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
In Zambrano’s case, Gee scolded the government over how the detention unfolded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
And now you can’t escape, my brain scolded me.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
"I had imagined us being together until we're old, her scolding me until we're old, but now I can't hear her voice any more."
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
In 2018, he issued his most famous scolding, decrying the court’s failure to take up California’s 10-day waiting period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
They’re like, “You should be out there scolding people who use this term colloquially.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
But the dentist scolding you for not flossing more often may not own the business anymore.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2026
They were obedient to the letter, but they were quiet and hunched as they went about the work, as though it were retribution rather than deliverance, a scolding rather than kindness, she intended.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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