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dressing-down
noun as in severe scolding
Example Sentences
The tensions were evident at the recent meeting when the issue of officer shootings led to a public dressing-down of the chief.
These people seem, even, to disgust and emotionally trigger him, as evidenced by his shocking dressing-down of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky when Zelensky visited the White House.
"The recent dressing-down of Ukraine President Zelensky by President Trump and Vice-President Vance was a glitch on a media stage."
That public dressing-down was followed this week by Trump pausing all US military aid and intelligence-sharing with Kyiv.
The public dressing-down was followed this week by Trump pausing all US military aid and intelligence-sharing with Kyiv.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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