discoursed

past tense of discourse
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as in spoke
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war

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  • Vance lectured Zelenskyy and argued the wartime leader hadn’t shown proper gratitude for the billions of dollars in military assistance the United States has given to his country.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • We weren’t being lectured to anymore.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Aug. 2025
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  • But what if the bees talked back?
    Elizabeth Bass Parman, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bader talked with the young fan and gave him an autographed baseball bat.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On June 4, a caller to Danbury City Hall harangued an aide to the mayor about his grievances.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Vrabel preached winning the second half heading into Sunday’s game.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The team has preached its focus on a clean slate ahead of their quest for a second straight championship.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Discoursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discoursed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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