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admonition

[ad-muh-nish-uhn] / ˌæd məˈnɪʃ ən /


NOUN
scolding
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STRONGEST


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Beshear’s not-yet-candidacy, still in the fledgling phase, offers a mix of aspiration and admonition.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 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

Eilish’s admonition and Parton’s example resonates because it underscores a broader cultural conversation: wealth comes with choices.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Mr. Cash’s message to Mr. Berry that “you’re in spy territory now” or an admonition that a bit of gossip was “very off the record” might be inculpatory if taken literally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

The heat was almost gone out of the radiators: the cold iron fluting stem signal and admonition for sleeping, the little death, the renewal.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner




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