expatiated

verb

past tense of expatiate
as in spoke
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment

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  1. lectured
  2. talked
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  • Parsipur taught at Brown University in the early 2000s and lectured internationally throughout the ensuing decades.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026
  • Once, in anthropology class, my professor lectured on an insular island tribe that cackled whenever someone got hurt.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of lectured
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  • Scott Harris, the Tigers’ president of baseball operations who orchestrated the deal, talked last year of not believing in a Skubal window.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Those two talked for about 10 minutes while my wife and I were settled at the table.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
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