hectored
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Usually, the one reaching out for help is the sibling tasked with holding power of attorney or serving as executor of an estate, and who is being hectored by a troublesome sibling.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Eager to shock, he hectored refined Athenians in the market square.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
He is hectored about his life choices by “Nicky,” an uncanny valley version of himself who exemplifies all Cage’s famously quirky excesses, particularly his penchant for screaming a lot.
From The Verge ● Mar. 15, 2022
A more direct response came from Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin when he was hectored by conspiracy theorist Bart Sibrel outside a Beverly Hills hotel in 2002.
From Washington Post ● May 23, 2019
After Beidleman and the others had set out from the huddle to get help, Madsen had gathered together the climbers who remained and hectored everybody to keep moving in order to stay warm.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
