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admonitory

[ad-mon-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ædˈmɒn ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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And while the formal rules on travel have relaxed, the admonitory official language is unchanged.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2023

A piratical pastor in a boxcar and two rich, tuxedoed drunks on the same train are like admonitory bookends on the subjects of class and self-determination.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also head of the Chinese military, gave an admonitory address at a naval review in the South China Sea in April, calling for efforts to build a world-class navy.

From Washington Times ● May 16, 2018

It can feel as if history has been hacked by an admonitory Twitter feed from our age.

From The Guardian ● May 5, 2017

At last, Narcissa hurried up a street named Spinner’s End, over which the towering mill chimney seemed to hover like a giant admonitory finger.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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