acceptance speech

noun

: a speech given by someone receiving an award or prize

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DiCaprio thanked Low in his Golden Globes acceptance speech in 2014. Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 July 2025 For her acceptance speech for Best Championship Performance, Biles took a moment to honor the recent victims of the Texas floods. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 17 July 2025 Days later, in his acceptance speech to the Republican National Convention − in Milwaukee, site of Roosevelt's near-miss and just three blocks from the former site of the Gilpatrick Hotel − Trump recounted the assassination attempt in dramatic detail. Susan Page, USA Today, 11 July 2025 In his acceptance speech, Bobby Stuckey, whose Frasca Food & Wine won Outstanding Restaurant, talked about leaving the French Laundry to open his Boulder Restaurant. Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 19 June 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 23 Jul. 2025.

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