TALKING-TOS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

talking-tos

noun

plural of talking-to

as in lessons

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Events at the center have ranged from tai chi to chair dancing, crafts, card games, social media lessons and classes on applying for Missouri’s Senior Property Tax Credit Program.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026
Dialogue comes from recordings with native speakers, and lessons focus on real-world scenarios like ordering food or navigating an airport instead of vocabulary drills.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of lessons

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Here was Jay, drawing a line between the increasingly popular molly raps of the 2010s with his own penchant for luxury garments.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
In another era, his hard-nosed coke raps could have blown up in a much cooler way, say, during the 2010s blog era.

— Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026

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Our ultimate goal is to give you a direct route to the best mascaras, eyeliners, eye shadows, brow groomers, and sets of false lashes that exist right now.

— Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026
The beauty industry trailblazer was putting her signature multi-tasking philosophy to work on lashes, with a formula designed to deliver instant definition while also caring for them over time.

— Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

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Authorities stopped vehicles owned by Metur associates 14 times in the back half of August, with reviews of drivers' documents that lasted up to an hour, van Duijnhoven said, and punishments that were inconsistent and severe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Notable Gillian Zucker, Clippers team president, was also penalized for her role as a witness whose report contradicted physical evidence, highlighting the broad scope of the NBA’s punishments following the investigation, The Athletic reported.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

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