scold
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Medicine and public health have long communicated like a scold, especially about women’s bodies.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
It could have even been to scold Russian President Vladimir Putin.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I really want to give it up. Every day I scold myself and tell myself to quit: no more, no more."
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
‘You can’t degrade the travel experience for decades and then scold people for dressing to endure the experience.’
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
A buzz travels through the room, but when Ma doesn't protest or scold me, the crowd parts for us.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Maybe you could call it a tea party wokeness, purged of pedants and scolds.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Americans are funny like that: We tend to feel we know better than pinch-lipped moral scolds what’s best for our lives.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
My 10-year-old daughter now regularly scolds me for my nonrhotic habits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
The hearing is then paused for a break and when it reconvenes, Clinton's lawyer scolds the committee over leaking the image.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
"Speak up!" the old woman scolds, but her voice betrays pride when she speaks up for him.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals and told them to stop making her "macho men" cry on screen, an executive producer on the show has said.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
“You’re as defiant ... a defendant as this court has ever seen,” District Judge Matthew Barrett scolded her.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
The judge scolded the billionaire at least twice—once for his social media usage and second for saying if he loses this case, it’ll mean trouble for all charities in America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has scolded reporters who ask basic questions about the war’s justification or objectives.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
“You left those on too long on the first side, by the way,” Mari scolded.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Erskine was either mildly scolding or cautiously solicitous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
No scolding video commands to make some noise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"I had imagined us being together until we're old, her scolding me until we're old, but now I can't hear her voice any more."
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
They’re like, “You should be out there scolding people who use this term colloquially.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Salma Auntie asks me after hugging and scolding Mama at the same time.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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