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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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Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
Is this engine of persistent inequality really a system that matches your values?
Republicans: key Trump allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are lecturing us on this topic right now.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Here are the architectural tours, lectures, and other attractions to know
By Sarah Archer
February 5, 2025
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Verb
Grady lectures Blake on the fragility of life, teaching tough-love survival skills as a means of prolonging it.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
Is this engine of persistent inequality really a system that matches your values?
Republicans: key Trump allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are lecturing us on this topic right now.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
Earlier this week, Triple Canopy published an edited version of a lecture given by critic Tobi Haslett in Berlin that addressed Farah’s painting.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Here are the architectural tours, lectures, and other attractions to know
By Sarah Archer
February 5, 2025
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Sarah Archer, Architectural Digest, 5 Feb. 2025
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At one point, an appalled Robinson came outside to scold her daughter.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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On the other side of the FaceTime call is none other than Set It Off star Vivica Fox, who scolds Glo for sleeping in.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
4 Feb. 2025
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Some residents had previously spoken at a December hearing on the project when the Council voted to postpone a decision to better understand the project.—
Alexandra Hardle,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 11, 2025.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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Other Republicans joined the attack, with one congressman calling for her deportation (she was born in New Jersey) and 21 others cosponsoring a resolution condemning the sermon.—
Joe Guillen,
Axios,
6 Feb. 2025
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Grim Tale The pastor, who had known the bride since elementary school, began his sermon with a sentimental note about the church bells ringing before the service.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Witnesses told investigators that Sanchez had planned to reprimand Jimenez for his allegedly poor work ethic and other faults, according to court filings.—
Gary Klien,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 2011, in the southern city of Daraa, a group of teen-age boys were caught painting anti-government graffiti on a wall, and, rather than simply reprimand them, secret police tortured them to death.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Even with the help of microphones, he could sometimes barely be heard above the din of reporters and players talking in other areas of the room.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Hanna, who has by this point joined the search efforts, talks to a woman who once dated Amanda’s current boyfriend, Viktor Malm, who had previously been sentenced and given a warning for assault as a teenager.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Besides providing for her family, Carol enjoyed taking singing lessons with her twin sister, Doris, as a young gal.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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There will also be group dance lessons at 9pm with Rumbao Latin Dance Company and a cash bar.—
Ashley Mahoney,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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That, after all, would open up these politicians to scrutiny and blame if the wars didn’t go well.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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In the wake of the extreme wildfires that destroyed more than 12,000 homes and buildings, some are blaming the destruction squarely on that.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Among the Republican lawmakers who sat behind Mace during her speech to show their support were Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and Anna Paulina Luna of Florida.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Just last week, Adams was back in the capital where Trump delivered a speech at the national prayer breakfast.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Lecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecture. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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