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as in scolding
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 speaking
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 lecturing
Since exiting Dries Van Noten a few years ago, Scallon has been working as an independent consultant and mentor in fashion communications strategy, also lecturing occasionally and sharing his views about creative content on podcasts.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
The same woman Don had been lecturing about beer.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
The following photos feature him reading on a train, posing with students, standing next to a sculpture and lecturing in front of the class.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
This is the last organization that should be lecturing anyone about respecting the game.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Faculty across the state rebuked it as an infringement on academic freedom and warned of a mass chilling effect on free speech and lecturing on divisive topics.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Leaders listen instead of lecturing.
—W. Jeff Williams, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
At a time when most philosophers were confined to their offices or lecturing to shrinking pools of students, Daniel Dennett was extraordinary — a rockstar philosopher with a rockstar beard and, perhaps most uniquely, a deep sense of kindness.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
The same woman Don had been lecturing about beer.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
The following photos feature him reading on a train, posing with students, standing next to a sculpture and lecturing in front of the class.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
This is the last organization that should be lecturing anyone about respecting the game.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
Faculty across the state rebuked it as an infringement on academic freedom and warned of a mass chilling effect on free speech and lecturing on divisive topics.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
Leaders listen instead of lecturing.
—W. Jeff Williams, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
At a time when most philosophers were confined to their offices or lecturing to shrinking pools of students, Daniel Dennett was extraordinary — a rockstar philosopher with a rockstar beard and, perhaps most uniquely, a deep sense of kindness.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lecturing
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This way of peering at screen culture from an inexact distance, which also comes up in a scolding scene where Ethan scrolls aimlessly through something like TikTok, rankles in a play that is otherwise so precise about physical time and space.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Like an impatient parent scolding their toddler, Frankenstein grows frustrated with his monster’s limited capacity for speech.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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While speaking, Mamdani went into the archives of Indian history, quoting its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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While speaking at her daily news conference on Wednesday, Sheinbaum framed the moment as symbolic of a broader issue facing Mexican women.—
Emma Bussey , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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When conversation veers into controversial territory, Gott suggests redirecting rather than reprimanding.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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To this end, Cucinelli urged the independent players to tap into the online commerce without betraying their identity of exclusivity and desirability, subtly reprimanding those who embraced the gray market outright.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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In the next few years, the study says workers will be talking to their phones or laptops, instead of typing, thanks to the explosion of AI.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more!—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Though George Washington and the press started off amicably, their relationship grew more adversarial once journalists began criticizing the nation’s first president.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani — who came under fire during the race for his past comments criticizing the New York Police Department — on Wednesday also reiterated his intention to keep the city’s current police commissioner, Jessica Tisch.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Lecturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecturing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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