acceptance speech

noun

: a speech given by someone receiving an award or prize

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Speaking of woke, O’Brien noted in his acceptance speech that Mark Twain held characteristics many would classify with that word nowadays. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025 In his first term in office, Trump used the White House for his GOP nomination acceptance speech to the 2020 Republican National Committee during the COVID pandemic. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025 Taylor Swift couldn’t attend this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 17 in person, but that didn’t stop her from putting on her Sunday Best and recording an acceptance speech. Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 19 Mar. 2025 In their Oscar acceptance speech, Adra and Abraham condemned the killing of Palestinians and Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for acceptance speech

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“Acceptance speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acceptance%20speech. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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