as in to admonish
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments
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as in scolded
to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault
my wife chided me for forgetting to offer our guests some refreshments
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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In his release order, Blackwell chided the government for changing charges against Hoque, apparently to keep him in custody.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, anyone not on the bandwagon is chided as being out of touch.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Trump chides Putin for deadly attack on Ukraine amid push for peace deal
Biden criticized Trump for other foreign-policy proposals, including reclaiming the Panama Canada, acquiring Greenland and annexing Canada as the 51st state.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Related article How the fear of soft-target raids is changing undocumented migrants’ behavior
In his release order, Blackwell chided the government for changing charges against Hoque, apparently to keep him in custody.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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Conservative pundits, perhaps unsurprisingly, criticized her message (and its emotional delivery); other commenters chided her for the seeming theatricality of filming her distress.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, anyone not on the bandwagon is chided as being out of touch.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Chide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chide. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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