berate
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Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior-level staff within DHS and give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
When Demitra got on stage and her material did not receive a reaction from the audience, she started to berate the crowd with insults, according to Montoya.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
They’ve taught me that I don’t have to berate myself, hate myself, call myself names.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024
Before he can mentally berate himself for doing something so silly, the fortune-teller smiles, though for a moment there is something almost sad beneath it.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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