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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
As his monologue continued, Kimmel opened up about what being a grandfather means to him.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Scandal, known for its rapid pacing, melodramatic turns, and signature monologues, originally aired in the 2010s and quickly became a defining entry in the primetime drama landscape.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
That still hasn't been confirmed, but host Scarlett Johansson's monologue had fun with the rumors and speculation.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 May 2025
The neurotic inner monologue can take up only so much of the page.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Scandal, known for its rapid pacing, melodramatic turns, and signature monologues, originally aired in the 2010s and quickly became a defining entry in the primetime drama landscape.
—Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
That still hasn't been confirmed, but host Scarlett Johansson's monologue had fun with the rumors and speculation.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 May 2025
The neurotic inner monologue can take up only so much of the page.
—Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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In his speech, Hegseth called out China's ambitions in Latin America, specifically attempts to increase influence over the Panama Canal.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is delivering a speech in Singapore.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Full sessions from each day will be available on the Weather & Climate Livestream's channel archives while the event lasts, and shorter clips from individual lectures will be made available after June 1.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
30 May 2025
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Free lectures The Learning is for Everyone, aka LIFE, group at MiraCosta College holds free lectures June 6.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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Even Izzard’s brief epilogue, charmingly dedicating the performance to a fellow thespian, crackles with more verve than the most famous of soliloquies.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The static figures act like a metronome, marking time between the stanzas of his sharp-witted soliloquies and dialogues; the gestures and expressions function as stage directions.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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The volunteers then sat in the basement of Marsh Chapel, at Boston University, and listened to a Good Friday sermon piped in from the pulpit above them.—
Michael Pollan,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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They were required to work late hours, pray late into the evening and to wake up early to worship during church sermons that went on for hours, prosecutors wrote in the indictment.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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