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castigation

[kas-ti-gey-shuhn] / ˌkæs tɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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As she held tight to the word, stretching it like a castigation, she grabbed a photo of Pope John Paul II and held it up to camera.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023

The kids table can be less a castigation and more an opportunity: to solve issues on your own, away from the social obligations and droll etiquette of adults.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022

So the castigation and exclusion of so many of us feels jarring.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021

He said, especially given the Astros’ behavior during a 2017 season in which they defeated the Dodgers in the World Series, Kelly’s castigation didn’t feel just.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2020

Untaught by castigation, the leaders of the Society, and chiefly one John Pemberton, disguised allies of the Howes, had put forth, November 20, 1776, a second and more dangerous "testimony."

From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Conway, Moncure Daniel




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