acceptance speech

noun

: a speech given by someone receiving an award or prize

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The singer ended her acceptance speech with a message to the artists and peers present at the VMAs. Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Read more about her acceptance speech. Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Ricky Martin laid it all on the stage during his acceptance speech at the 2025 MTV VMAs. Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025 Long criticized by pro-Palestinian groups, she was also attacked by Israeli right-wing media in July for her call for an end to the war in Gaza during an honorary award acceptance speech at the Jerusalem Film Festival. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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