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as in to scold
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the frustrated manager lectured the waitstaff about its poor level of service
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as in to speak
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
a physician who has lectured before countless audiences on the importance of diet and exercise in avoiding heart disease
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as in sermon
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Recent Examples of lecture
Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Vance, who lectures U.S. allies about how to run their affairs, reminds us of every rich guy from suburban Pittsburgh who visits the Amalfi Coast in the summer, drives up the pedestrianized streets, and then complains that the pasta is too chewy and there’s no AC in his 15th-century villa.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Back in England, lectures from Niels Bohr and coursework from Ernest Rutherford had exposed Payne-Gaposchkin to the leading ideas about matter at the tiniest scales.
—Elizabeth Landau, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
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Verb
In 2016, Senator Marco Rubio, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, lectured Donald Trump, then an upstart presidential candidate, on the Middle East.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Vance, who lectures U.S. allies about how to run their affairs, reminds us of every rich guy from suburban Pittsburgh who visits the Amalfi Coast in the summer, drives up the pedestrianized streets, and then complains that the pasta is too chewy and there’s no AC in his 15th-century villa.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
Reception followed by lecture at 7 p.m. For more information, call 760-809-6860 or http://delmarrosesociety.com, public welcome.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Back in England, lectures from Niels Bohr and coursework from Ernest Rutherford had exposed Payne-Gaposchkin to the leading ideas about matter at the tiniest scales.
—Elizabeth Landau, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecture
Verb
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Back in the fortress, the Man of Steel scolds Krypto for wrecking the joint while he was gone.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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After the kid was saved, Beltran scolded the resident, reminding her not to bring her personal life into the ER — or her attending’s.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Last fall, Parker spoke at a Fort Worth ISD board meeting, calling for a broad, city-wide effort to make sure students can read on grade level.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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Something about Moss taking a moment to herself, and being captured doing so by paparazzi, clearly spoke to the Haim sisters.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2025
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Catholics are opting for the Latin Mass, and public intellectual Jordan Peterson’s lectures now sound more like sermons than TED talks.—
Mike Woodruff,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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This Shabbat, Rosen gave a short sermon on the importance of breathing freely, both for oneself and for others.—
Yonat Shimron,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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Logical consistency would require these legislators to reprimand PURA’s rigid approach and call for more regulatory flexibility so utilities can invest proactively in essential cybersecurity measures.—
Brian Harrell,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
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As John Cena and The Rock's Third Man WWE Could Steal Away Top AEW Star: Report Strickland recounted a meeting with Vince McMahon, where the group was reprimanded for a member's aggressive phone call to a WWE office employee regarding B-Fab's flight details.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Likewise, Maloney was also asked several times over a span of a few weeks to discuss the campaign, but did not agree to talk.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Below, Joe talks to TVLine about the friends’ instant connection, the heartbreak of watching her struggle and how his own experience as a parent shaped his actions in the game.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 Mar. 2025
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This is the grim lesson—one that the ambitious sycophants who attach themselves to power have always been slow to learn—of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall Trilogy, a series of fat, dense novels that filter the reign of Henry VIII through the rise and fall of his Machiavellian advisor, Thomas Cromwell.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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If there’s one lesson that Elson most wants to impress upon her daughter?—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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Usually that takes the form of falsely blaming Israel for all Palestinian woes instead of recognizing Hamas's strategy of profiting off death, whether Israeli or Palestinian.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump repeatedly tried to blame water issues and the Los Angeles fires on the Newsom administration’s management of Delta water supplies.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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During his speech, Trump praised Apple, Meta, and Nvidia for spending money and investing in the United States.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
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Booker, who first came to the Senate in 2013, began the speech at approximately 7 p.m. E.T. on Monday, March 31.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Lecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecture. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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