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as in talk
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
the guest of honor gave a short speech in appreciation of the award
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as in language
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
wanting to develop a writing system for his people, Sequoya created a system of 86 symbols representing all the syllables of Cherokee speech
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Recent Examples of speech
Blake Lively pays tribute to her mother, who survived an attack on her life before Lively was born, in a speech at the Time100 Gala in New York.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Of the many types of speech, political speech is the most protected.
—Daniel Hall, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
In the five-minute-long speech, the once-Democratic presidential candidate also addressed climate change, women’s reproductive rights, wealth inequality and healthcare inaccessibility.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
In speeches, bank publications, op-eds and interviews, Stern and colleagues voiced this warning with Paul Revere-like energy.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Of the many types of speech, political speech is the most protected.
—Daniel Hall, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
In the five-minute-long speech, the once-Democratic presidential candidate also addressed climate change, women’s reproductive rights, wealth inequality and healthcare inaccessibility.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
In speeches, bank publications, op-eds and interviews, Stern and colleagues voiced this warning with Paul Revere-like energy.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speech
Noun
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Russia and Ukraine haven't held direct talks in years.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Iranian regime is enjoying the air of legitimacy granted to it by the Trump administration’s sudden pivot to direct talks with Tehran over its nuclear program.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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According to the federal government, California is home to the largest number of international students, and the most popular majors among international students are computer science, language, and business administration and management.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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In addition to sculpture and installation, Nkanga is also a poet; a role that deepens her intuitive, layered relationship to language and form.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
3 May 2025
Noun
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At one point during five days of questioning, Miller received a lecture from Richard T. Bretzing, who ran the FBI’s L.A. office and was a bishop in the Mormon Church.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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With sample disasters like this one in mind, Fielder heads to the Aviation Technology Complex for a lecture that John Goglia is giving to students about his experience at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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How to clean jewelry, then, should be an easily answerable and well-attended to question within your fashion vocabulary.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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According to lead researcher Federico Rossano, this marks just the beginning of exploring canine vocabulary, with future studies aiming to delve into more abstract concepts to better understand dog cognition and communication.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Aledo, Texas teenager joined Melania Trump as a special White House guest for the president’s annual joint address to Congress March 3, as well as the day before for the first lady’s Capitol Hill remarks.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The response was sparse, but later, a private investigator who had seen a TV interview with Mr. Wright, for whom David had had no address, advised David to make an effort to call him.—
Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This pair weighs just over one pound and includes heel and tongue loops to make slipping them on and off a breeze.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2025
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So the monkey was sticking his tongue in the trainer’s mouth and then coming over and doing it to me.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2025
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Some Union soldiers attended the event, and two Union officers delivered orations, each focusing on the topic of reconciliation between the honorable foes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2025
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Booker’s speech was a wide-ranging protest One unusual element of Booker’s oration is that it was not focused on just one narrow issue.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Coogler wanted to ensure that neither of those characters would turn into caricatures, and had Jordan work with a dialect coach to aid in that and even asked twin filmmakers Logan and Noah Miller to consult on the film, helping him on the screenplay too.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Currently, African languages and dialects are underrepresented due to a lack of data and there are often biases in training data, such as facial recognition systems that struggle with darker skin tones.—
Nell Lewis,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speech. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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