rebuked; rebuking
1
a
: to criticize sharply : reprimand
b
: to serve as a rebuke to
2
archaic
: to turn back or keep down : check
rebuker
noun
Examples of rebuke in a Sentence
Verb
the father was forced to rebuke his son for the spendthrift ways he had adopted since arriving at college
strongly rebuked the girl for playing with matches
Noun
delivered a stinging rebuke to the Congress, calling for an end to backstabbing and arguing
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Anthropic has rebuked federal government efforts to preempt state-level oversight of AI — a notably different stance than that of OpenAI, which has pushed for less regulation.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The emails show the extent to which top officials were blindsided by the scope of the deficit and include an angry rebuke from the County Executive David Crowley's office.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Verb
An homage to millions of anonymous victims, the work implicitly rebukes the nearby figurative sculptures of slaveholders.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Anthropic has rebuked federal government efforts to preempt state-level oversight of AI — a notably different stance than that of OpenAI, which has pushed for less regulation.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
The texts drew rebuke from Republican senators, prompting him to withdraw his nomination on Tuesday.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The emails show the extent to which top officials were blindsided by the scope of the deficit and include an angry rebuke from the County Executive David Crowley's office.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Rebuke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebuke. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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rebuke
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: an expression of strong disapproval
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