lectured

verb

past tense of lecture
1
as in scolded
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 spoke
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 lectured None of that made it into the discussion before Wilder lectured the girls about how to think. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Parsipur taught at Brown University in the early 2000s and lectured internationally throughout the ensuing decades. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026 Once, in anthropology class, my professor lectured on an insular island tribe that cackled whenever someone got hurt. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian Analysts, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 It was also being lectured by people who presented a formulaic perspective on a complicated future that the class of 2026 is already navigating. — Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 For years, states such as New York and California have been run by politicians who seem to believe prosperity is permanent — an endless resource to be taxed a little more, regulated a little harder and lectured a little longer. — Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026 Ratmoko is also a photographer, writer, and scholar who has lectured on intercultural communication schools including Yale University and the University of Zurich. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 Tyson Eckert, the fourteen-year-old, lectured about character, competence, confidence, capability, credibility, competitiveness, and courage. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lectured
  1. scolded
  2. talked
  3. reprimanded
  4. criticized
Verb
  • The curious boys climbed onto the roof of their home for a better look, but climbed back down when scolded by their grandmother.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Kirson remembered, adding that, minutes later, the show’s production team scolded her.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • Merzel tossed him and Sale said something to crew chief Dan Bellino as the two talked near the dugout rail.
    — Larry Fleisher, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The latest venture from Soho House founder Nick Jones, the restaurant has quickly become one of the area’s most talked-about new openings, so reservations are recommended.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of talked
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  • Rangel, who relinquished his position as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee amid the inquiry, was eventually censured, the first time a congressman had been thusly reprimanded in public in almost three decades.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • She was vilified and reprimanded for ACTUALLY taking a courageous stance against men in women’s sports and spaces.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of reprimanded
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  • Chief Critic Democratic Party consultant and former President Barack Obama’s ex-campaign adviser David Axelrod criticized the White House’s decision to use the old plane as a decoy with journalists on board.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Saturday Night actress also opened up about how she’s been criticized over the years for her relationships.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
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