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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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