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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

But Kimmel went on to chastise Carr, showing his social media postings in recent years that gave unequivocal support to the 1st Amendment and condemning the censorship of TV hosts and commentators.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Miller often called well into the evening, Dudek said, to chastise him about anything the press had reported that day that had caught the administration off guard.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

Jeremy Stahl: She really does seem to chastise the progressive justices.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2024

And in the end the question that always came back to me was this: How could I, of all people, chastise someone for their past?

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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