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
Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Like many such venues across America, the Kempner also hosted lectures, minstrel shows, musicals, operas, plays and vaudeville acts, along with community events such as school graduations.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 15 July 2025
The type of boy to break up fights at school and lecture his fellow classmates, Steeno added.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
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Verb
Liu looked frantically for a quiet place to revise his lecture.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Like many such venues across America, the Kempner also hosted lectures, minstrel shows, musicals, operas, plays and vaudeville acts, along with community events such as school graduations.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
The single most on-the-nose sequence — though there are many — has an unrestrained Christopher Lloyd as a Holocaust survivor conveniently situated to lecture young Clay about the genocidal reality of his experience.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 15 July 2025
The type of boy to break up fights at school and lecture his fellow classmates, Steeno added.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecture
Verb
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Some have also scolded Colossal for tinkering with genetics, but the tech firm insists its work will aid in the conservation and protection of endangered species.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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With the camel’s back broken, Dorothy Scott, summoning all her righteous indignation (and channeled with maybe one-third of Audra McDonald’s extraordinary talent, which is still enough to power the city of Manhattan), lets the snobby scold have it.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The co-founding guitarist made his comments while speaking to Boston’s WBUR, affirming his belief that the veteran rockers may take to the stage once more.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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Religious leaders from various faiths attend and speak at the event each year, the Imam said.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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On Sunday at the Asbury United Methodist Church, one of D.C.'s predominantly Black congregations, the Rev. Ronald Bell Jr. made Trump's crackdown and the presence of National Guard members on the streets a focus of his sermon.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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There are some sequences here — the concert at the beginning of the film, John Cusack’s explosion of a church sermon — that are as powerful and skilled as anything Lee’s ever done.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Corrections Department disciplinary records reveal two park rangers were reprimanded for various offenses, including lying about attendance, sleeping on the job and unprofessional behavior.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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As the task force scouted out the scene, Blythe (Eric Dane) repeatedly reprimanded Meachum (Jensen Ackles) for getting too close to the potentially explosive truck — which happened to interrupt Mark telling his SAC about his tumor.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
30 July 2025
Verb
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One way was talking to journalists who hadn’t covered ’98.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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Ramírez-Garofalo, a young man with dark hair, large forearms, and the beginnings of a goatee, drove and talked fast.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Topical to a fault, Star Line bursts with themes – Chance’s affinity for Black people and his ‘Raq hometown, the loneliness of being a bachelor, his love for his two daughters, getting life lessons from his father, and much else.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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The lesson of China’s accession to the WTO is that real change must precede market access, not the other way around.—
Wally Adeyemo,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Israel has recognised shortages of food, but blames the United Nations for failing to effectively distribute supplies and Hamas for stealing it, which the groups denies.—
Dawoud Abu Alkas,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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For years, tennis balls have been the sport’s fuzzy yellow scapegoat, blamed for poor play and even injuries.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speech is displayed on a television as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 22, 2025 in New York City.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
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In judging the policy implications of his Jackson Hole speech, two additional phrases are key.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Lecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecture. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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