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also monolog
as in speech
a long discourse delivered by a single person
His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening.
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Recent Examples of monologue
His wide-ranging monologue touched on California wildfires to his admiration for President Jimmy Carter’s stance on the Palestinian territories.
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
During his show’s opening monologue on Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel praised L.A.’s local news media for their tireless and vital coverage of the devastating fires.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Anyone who crosses her path gets subjected to semi-legible selections from what is clearly a relentless inner monologue of grievances.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
But rather than playing it safe, the foremost roast mistress delivered a masterful 10-minute monologue that was hilariously acerbic, pointed, and playful enough to keep the crowd on her good side.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
During his show’s opening monologue on Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel praised L.A.’s local news media for their tireless and vital coverage of the devastating fires.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Anyone who crosses her path gets subjected to semi-legible selections from what is clearly a relentless inner monologue of grievances.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
But rather than playing it safe, the foremost roast mistress delivered a masterful 10-minute monologue that was hilariously acerbic, pointed, and playful enough to keep the crowd on her good side.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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Getty Images Trump reiterated his idea to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America during his speech.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Spencer Kimball,Christina Wilkie,Annie Nova,Brian Evans,Alex Harring,Yun Li,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Trump falsely claimed during his inaugural speech the canal had fallen under Chinese control.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Participants can learn about police operations, practices and objectives through lectures, interactive discussions and hands-on demonstrations, a news release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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New ways need to be developed for easily producing more compelling video lectures so more people can take part in flexible or hybrid learning.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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An exhibition at the Red Eight Gallery in London is immortalizing the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time through portraits that can blink, breathe and rattle off soliloquies.—
Julia Binswanger,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
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For Stone, who plays the role of company visionary and is prone to Deadhead style soliloquies, the surroundings have deeper meaning too.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Jan. 2010
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At a Sunday service just two days after the hurricane, Burke heard a sermon about community service.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
26 Nov. 2024
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Black pastors often gave sermons that could be heard loud and clear through the many small Black churches.—
Rayna Reid Rayford,
Essence,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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