1
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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2
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
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
With Lucy Stone’s 1847 lecture tour on women’s rights….
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
For a time she was asked to lecture new volunteers … until she was asked not to.
—Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Verb
This talk is part of Solana Beach Community Connections’ monthly lecture/speaker series on current events and issues pertinent to mature adults in Solana Beach.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
With Lucy Stone’s 1847 lecture tour on women’s rights….
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
The same woman Don had been lecturing about beer.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
For a time she was asked to lecture new volunteers … until she was asked not to.
—Mimi Pond, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecture
Verb
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Miss Sammie flashed the scolding look Jean had known since childhood, though playfully now.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Chun also scolded attorneys for Amazon in July for withholding thousands of documents from the FTC and abusing a legal privilege to shield them from scrutiny.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Actions speak louder than words, though, and Breslow’s actions last offseason put the Red Sox in a better spot to contend.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In the series’ final chapters, Gein is also shown speaking to Jorgensen, in a fantastical conversation, via ham radio while in prison.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Crashing into Grattan’s church as the reverend delivers a pseudoscientific sermon about a looming apocalypse, Rafferty gives Grattan his own taste of what the end of the world might look like by choking him with an eel.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There is a form of right-of-center liberalism that is content with status hierarchies, that is very unhappy with anything that makes people feel reprimanded.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), threatened networks to reprimand Kimmel.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As most pregnant people can attest, talking to your baby while they are still safely tucked away in the womb is one of the most comforting ways to feel that the two of you are connected.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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Alice Marie Johnson, some people are trying to talk to Trump at Mar-a-Lago, some people are trying to get on Fox News to pitch their case.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Went with them ahead of the playoffs and clearly haven’t learned my lesson.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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While the lessons would be done at a local church, the content of those lessons is set by LifeWise.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some of their struggles can be blamed on a tough slate of defenses.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Real leadership requires a basic understanding of facts and a desire to do more than just blame others.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The documentary shows Monica filming Weston on her phone during his speech and, again, later when he was being interviewed by the media.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The group and its nearly 20,000 members have become so influential that top politicians from both sides of the aisle have given speeches at the conference.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Lecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecture. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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