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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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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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Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 23 Sep. 2024
At the helm is an experienced coach, not there to lecture but to guide and stimulate thoughts.
—Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
There's no program or lecture — open discussion and questions are encouraged.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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But are fine-dining patrons ready to be challenged, lectured, or even disgusted by their meals?
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 23 Sep. 2024
At the helm is an experienced coach, not there to lecture but to guide and stimulate thoughts.
—Roberta Matuson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Teachers are afraid of people not listening to lectures, recording the lectures, and then using AI tools to summarize them.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
There's no program or lecture — open discussion and questions are encouraged.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Still, watching Hannah scold him about everything, from 401(k)s to boiling water to phone bills, from ordering him to walk a dog that doesn’t belong to him to telling him that riding hotel pool furniture would give her the ick, was painful.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
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Dolores returns to scold her grandson for badmouthing her during the show’s Día de los Muertos episode, which airs on NBC on Friday, Oct. 25.Brendan Le, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Dettmer spoke to me about how the channel has evolved over the years, and the process of creating his very first video.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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There are five categories devoted to R&B nestled in the R&B, rap and spoken poetry field at the 67th annual Grammy Awards.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
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Slate says that, in 1905, an issue of The Cambrian, a magazine for Welsh Americans, featured an anecdote involving a priest who, following a service, pulled a clerk aside to ask whether his sermon had been long enough.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stanley addressed Mohler near the beginning of his sermon.John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Grayson’s Logan County personnel file also shows he had been reprimanded over inaccuracies in his police reports, failure to follow orders from a senior leader and what his superiors had warned could be perceived as a lack of integrity, according to a disciplinary file.Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 30 July 2024
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In 2019, the City Section reprimanded the Gauchos for fielding an ineligible player after investigating the program.Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers talks to his son, Bronny James #9, during a timeout of their preseason game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Oct. 18, 2024 in San Francisco.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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He’s talked in media interviews about golfing with former Democratic presidents and about his connections to politicians, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Did Apple take any lessons from designing its ultimate desktop and apply them to the Mac mini?PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The couple met because Bündchen's son Benjamin took jiu-jitsu lessons at Valente's academy.Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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In November 1990, the National Transportation Safety Board issued a report blaming the Hamilton County Engineer’s Office for three factors that contributed to the bridge collapse, according to WCPO.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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If Harris falls short, blame Democrats and the media on this issue, columnist Jackie Calmes argues.Christian Orozco, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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But Rudolph’s Harris later asks for a moment alone to prepare for her last campaign speech.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech on the final day of Conservative party conference at Birmingham ICC Arena on October 2, 2024 in Birmingham, England.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Lecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lecture. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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