as in speech
a long, usually serious spoken discourse that a character in a play delivers to an audience and that reveals the character's thoughts
Hamlet's famous soliloquy
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Recent Examples of soliloquy
But the danger is removing the urgency of the play: Tellingly, Washington seems never to look directly at the audience during the play’s famous soliloquies, preferring to deliver them high into the air.
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Hopkins has a blast with the role, spouting off soliloquies about right and wrong while gleefully pushing buttons that plunge Eddie into near-death scenarios from behind a curtain.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Secluded vows may be especially appealing to those who are shy or feel pressured by family or friends to come up with the perfect soliloquy.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Hopkins has a blast with the role, spouting off soliloquies about right and wrong while gleefully pushing buttons that plunge Eddie into near-death scenarios from behind a curtain.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Secluded vows may be especially appealing to those who are shy or feel pressured by family or friends to come up with the perfect soliloquy.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquy
Noun
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The show tells the story of how a lowly Cockney flower girl is accepted as royalty by improving her manner of speech with the help of a speech teacher.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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After a speech by chief executive officer Jean-Christophe Babin, guests took their seats at the dinner tables, set with Caltagirone ceramics, neo-antique statues and rich compositions of local fruit to emphasize the colorful boldness of the Polychroma high jewelry collection.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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Their happy news was shared by Kimmel on Tuesday, May 20, during his talk show's opening monologue.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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But what came through during Mr. Irsay’s rambling monologues in an interview in 2023 with The New York Times was his love of football and the N.F.L., as well as his appreciation for being able to spend most of his life around the country’s most popular sport.—
Ken Belson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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From further news reports at about 1:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. , Nancy Milgrim found the address of the shooting.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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In July 2023, Stephen exploited another victim — this time in Panama — by redirecting blank checks from the victim’s Guardians Credit Union account to an address under his control.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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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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Europe is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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June's tearful talk with her mom is followed by an equally emotional exchange with her husband.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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“Soliloquy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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