as in to criticize
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PinkNews journalist Amelia Hansford criticizes the movie for portraying the titular character’s gender transition as a moral decision to absolve her of her past sins.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025 -
The Sun article in question reported that Sheeran had attended a party on New Year's Eve hosted by the Harry Potter author, who has been publicly criticized for making anti-trans comments.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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When Reagan fulminated against the Soviet Union, his aides, fearing nuclear war, challenged him.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2024
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Trump critics chided the church for sending the choir, which had performed at five previous presidential inaugurations: Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. and George W. Bush.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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Jason then acknowledged that his wife, Kylie, had chided him for not realizing that the pants were symbolic.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
17 Oct. 2024
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Wright got so big on social media even Piers Morgan invited her to libel Jay Z and Beyonce on his platform.—
Rob Marriott,
VIBE.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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Though he was not named in the ad, Mr. Sullivan asserted he had been personally libeled by The Times and four Black ministers who were signed to the ad.—
David W. Dunlap,
New York Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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Gabbard was chastised in 2017 for meeting with Assad in person and later casting doubt on intelligence tying his regime to the use of chemical weapons.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Carroll’s new brief chastises Trump for not raising his immunity claims until the eve of the second trial.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
28 Jan. 2025
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In a startling turn of events, the former New York City mayor walked away with all of his belongings in exchange for an undisclosed sum and a promise to stop slandering them.—
Molly Crane Newman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Jan. 2025
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The reading of history damps down the impulse to slander the trend and tenor of the times, instills a sense of humor, lessens our fear of what might happen tomorrow.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Citing the years spent reviewing evidence and adjudicating hundreds of cases involving defendants charged with violent and nonviolent criminal offenses, the judges rebuked efforts to downplay the events of Jan. 6.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Board of Education, however, rebuked that proposal.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Instead of a letter of concern, the board officially reprimanded Simmons.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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Handler told Parade in a Jan. 3 cover story that the Grace and Frankie star reprimanded her for poor behavior at the event.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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