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berate

[bih-reyt] / bɪˈreɪt /


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He added that once Arday had resigned, "What's the public interest in continuing to berate him?"

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

But the pop singer said she did not send a security guard to berate them.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

Lanning still recalls that early during his brief stint, he stepped in to run a drill, only for Saban to berate him for teaching it incorrectly to the watching players.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.

From MarketWatch Dec. 2, 2025

Cathy was with Damien all weekend, and when I saw' her last night, I didn’t give her a chance to berate me.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Marcello Hernández played a mostly-silent Marco Rubio who Trump berates for speaking Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 18, 2026

The outspoken peer, who often berates legislation she sees as infringing civil liberties, says environmental concerns are clearly trumping public health concerns.

From BBC May 23, 2025

I have a co-worker whom I adore, but every holiday she berates me for not getting in the spirit: not wearing a Halloween costume, etc.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2023

Before you think I’m that neighbor, one who complains about the kid’s basketball rolling into my flower bed, or who berates people for leaving their trash bin out past trash day, I’m not.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2023

She argues with Abuela’s neighbors, picks fights with waiters, berates the man who sells ice cones on the beach.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

But none of the other journalists in the Oval Office with Holmes spoke up as the president berated her.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

That was a change from some earlier, infamous Tesla earnings calls when he lost his temper and even berated “boring, bonehead” questions about the meat and potatoes of that company’s business.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

He berated city leaders for not doing enough to get unhoused people off the streets.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Both she and Trump also publicly berated CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins this week.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2025

The chief guard on duty berated me for arriving a day later than my orders specified, and sent me to the barracks.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Then as now, Martin chose a polite but firm approach to Trump, who spent much of the question-and-answer session berating US allies for rebuffing his calls to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

Despite Egadze scoring only 154.79 for the free skate - 27 points lower than his season best - there was no berating.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2026

She claims in her suit that Reid retaliated against her after she spurned his advances, berating her in front of staff after she brought in a young Kanye West for a label audition.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2026

Beijing’s retaliation has included berating Tokyo at the United Nations, canceling flights to Japan and threatening a ban on imports of Japanese seafood.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

Ahead, in front and to the left of us, is a man berating a mule.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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