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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
Michael Woroniecki lectured about Satan being a very powerful force.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
If someone senses they’re being lectured or criticized, their walls will go up, and the conversation will stall.
—Devon Kuntzman, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
But this season’s 49ers team was lectured from the start to back off on the Super Bowl talk after last year’s 6-11 debacle and instead work on simply becoming a good team that gets better every week.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Cheen also lectured on the music industry across Asia and Australia.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Clarke and his business partner sold photographs and films, wrote and lectured about their adventures, and began treasure hunting.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
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
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
If someone senses they’re being lectured or criticized, their walls will go up, and the conversation will stall.
—Devon Kuntzman, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
But this season’s 49ers team was lectured from the start to back off on the Super Bowl talk after last year’s 6-11 debacle and instead work on simply becoming a good team that gets better every week.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, Cheen also lectured on the music industry across Asia and Australia.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
Clarke and his business partner sold photographs and films, wrote and lectured about their adventures, and began treasure hunting.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lectured
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Students sat in rows, making faces at each other, scolded by their teachers to behave.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders scolded the media on Sunday after the team’s close loss to the Buffalo Bills at home.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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So far, none of the agents involved in the shootings has been publicly suspended or reprimanded.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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The question is, since the Maryland SBE has been reprimanded in federal court three times in six years on related issues, what happens when the state continues to refuse to comply with federal law?—
Nicolee Ambrose,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Jan. 2026
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The school district and Corinth parents have talked with both cities to make improvements on 83rd Street, Mission Road and Lee Boulevard — the main roadways students use to bike to Corinth.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2026
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Ahead of the doc’s Sundance world premiere, Wangondu and Brown talked to THR about the making of Kikuyu Land, universal themes explored in the film and how the film became deeply personal for Wangondu.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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Chinese state media criticized the H20 for lacking technological prowess and being environmentally unfriendly, with regulators eventually halting imports over security concerns.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Liston questioned why Pretti was carrying a handgun — which appeared to be removed from its holster by an officer just before the shooting — and Baisley criticized Minneapolis’ local leadership and immigrants without proper legal status.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Lectured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lectured. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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