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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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The group’s Tonight Show visit comes three days after the Liberty — who crashed Fallon’s monologue to show off the team’s new trophy — became first-time WNBA champions Sunday (Oct. 20), defeating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in overtime.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
Phoebe Cates gets a comedic monologue mocking her serious one in G1.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
In addition to being its own kind of ballad, Roya’s monologue is rife with reminiscences about Iranian music and singers.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
Michael Keaton hosted Saturday's episode and in his monologue was interrupted by Mikey Day and Andy Samberg doing their impressions of Beetlejuice.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
Phoebe Cates gets a comedic monologue mocking her serious one in G1.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
In addition to being its own kind of ballad, Roya’s monologue is rife with reminiscences about Iranian music and singers.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
Michael Keaton hosted Saturday's episode and in his monologue was interrupted by Mikey Day and Andy Samberg doing their impressions of Beetlejuice.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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But Rudolph’s Harris later asks for a moment alone to prepare for her last campaign speech.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch delivers a speech on the final day of Conservative party conference at Birmingham ICC Arena on October 2, 2024 in Birmingham, England.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Dear Eric: In our 70s, my husband and I moved into an independent living apartment in a 400-person Continuing Care Retirement Community with lecture series, musical programs (mainly classical), and a multitude of activities from climate advocacy to painting to exercise classes to poker.R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 31 Oct. 2024
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There's no program or lecture — open discussion and questions are encouraged.Anna Spiegel, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Goldberg: The final soliloquy of the play—no spoilers here—is augmented by AI.Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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He’s taken to reframing classics — a Hamlet with the ensemble onstage watching his soliloquies; a Glass Menagerie in which Laura Wingfield, often acted with a slight limp, was played by an actress who uses a wheelchair.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
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More recently, a pastor named Greg Lock gave a sermon mocking Flamy Grant, who responded with wit and grace in a viral TikTok.SPIN Contributor, SPIN, 10 Oct. 2024
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The Buddha’s first sermon also described the Middle Way: a balance between the extremes of asceticism and indulgence.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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