castigation
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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
“Then use the media’s castigation of you for keeping your mouth shut as a dog whistle to the base?” she added.
From New York Times • May 25, 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
The driver limped back to his seat, in great amazement at not receiving a severe castigation for his awkwardness.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
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