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chastise

[chas-tahyz, chas-tahyz] / tʃæsˈtaɪz, ˈtʃæs taɪz /


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Critics of gold use this fact to chastise the proponents of a return to a gold-backed dollar.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

The strike comes as other unions have begun to publicly chastise the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

Thune endorsed Tim Scott for president last year and endorsed Trump a few days ago, though he did chastise Trump for Jan. 6.

From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024

He has been involved with several failed efforts to chastise Santos.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2023

“Four wouldn’t be that petty,” Christina says, either to chastise Cara or to reassure me, I’m not sure.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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