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as in scolded
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 spoke
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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Recent Examples of lectured
For years, states such as New York and California have been run by politicians who seem to believe prosperity is permanent — an endless resource to be taxed a little more, regulated a little harder and lectured a little longer.
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Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Ratmoko is also a photographer, writer, and scholar who has lectured on intercultural communication schools including Yale University and the University of Zurich.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
During orientation, new hires are lectured that Kino wants to protect users from harmful images; meanwhile, their boss, Josh (Jermaine Fowler), would cut out his own spleen on camera to keep people’s eyeballs on the app.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Tyson Eckert, the fourteen-year-old, lectured about character, competence, confidence, capability, credibility, competitiveness, and courage.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Thiel has previously written and lectured on the subject, arguing that the Antichrist is not necessarily a person but could come as a global government system.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
My father founded private hospitals south of Johannesburg, and my mother lectured anatomy, presiding over dissections and preparing meat dishes at home with the same attentive care — removing sinew and fat with a dedicated set of kitchen scalpels.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Cluelessly, the Biden administration lectured Israel about its military response.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Vance’s speech got a cool reception from European leaders who said they felt lectured.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2026
Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Ratmoko is also a photographer, writer, and scholar who has lectured on intercultural communication schools including Yale University and the University of Zurich.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
During orientation, new hires are lectured that Kino wants to protect users from harmful images; meanwhile, their boss, Josh (Jermaine Fowler), would cut out his own spleen on camera to keep people’s eyeballs on the app.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Tyson Eckert, the fourteen-year-old, lectured about character, competence, confidence, capability, credibility, competitiveness, and courage.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Thiel has previously written and lectured on the subject, arguing that the Antichrist is not necessarily a person but could come as a global government system.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
My father founded private hospitals south of Johannesburg, and my mother lectured anatomy, presiding over dissections and preparing meat dishes at home with the same attentive care — removing sinew and fat with a dedicated set of kitchen scalpels.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Cluelessly, the Biden administration lectured Israel about its military response.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
Vance’s speech got a cool reception from European leaders who said they felt lectured.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lectured
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Leon scolded Justice Department attorneys for arguing that the entire project needed to go forward for national security reasons, before previously distinguishing between the bunker below ground and the ballroom above ground.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Government officials scolded young people for the signs of disrespect.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Kudrow, who starred as the free-spirited Phoebe Buffay, said the writers reprimanded the cast for forgetting lines and spent their off-hours fantasizing about her female co-stars.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jimmy John’s was once reprimanded for making sandwich makers sign them.—
Morris M. Kleiner,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Someone get that chat-naming psychic on the phone and find out if she’s talked to Deux Moi.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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One of the most talked-about pairs is Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz, who reportedly got engaged in late April.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
28 Apr. 2026
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Though the value can be criticized, Love is immediately going to make Arizona’s offense exponentially better.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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After the hearing, John Catanzara, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, the union that represents Chicago police officers, harshly criticized the SAFE-T Act and the county’s criminal courts judges who repeatedly released Talley from custody in his prior crimes of violence.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Lectured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lectured. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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