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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
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who delivered the longest speech in House history while trying to stall the bill, said the changes will hurt households and communities nationwide.
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Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Little is known about the lingering effects on the brain, but this neuron damage could be associated with headaches, motor speech disorders and lack of muscle coordination observed in some heatstroke survivors.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 29 July 2025
Captain America: Brave New World’s climactic showdown ends with a treacly speech about doing the right thing.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Heat stroke symptoms Confusion, altered mental status, slurred speech
Loss of consciousness (coma)
Hot, dry skin or profuse sweating
Seizures
Very high body temperature
Treatment for heat stroke:
Call 911 or get the victim to a hospital immediately.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025
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Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
Little is known about the lingering effects on the brain, but this neuron damage could be associated with headaches, motor speech disorders and lack of muscle coordination observed in some heatstroke survivors.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 29 July 2025
Captain America: Brave New World’s climactic showdown ends with a treacly speech about doing the right thing.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Heat stroke symptoms Confusion, altered mental status, slurred speech
Loss of consciousness (coma)
Hot, dry skin or profuse sweating
Seizures
Very high body temperature
Treatment for heat stroke:
Call 911 or get the victim to a hospital immediately.
—Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speech
Noun
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Mozeliak has started to gauge the interest of a handful of contending teams, though the talks are described as preliminary.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The United States cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks this week plunges one of President Donald Trump’s pushes to solve global conflicts into new uncertainty.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
Noun
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English is widely spoken across Puerto Rico, but travelers should keep in mind that Spanish is the island's universal language.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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But their language echoes the same arguments about unfair trade, deficits and national security that Trump invoked during his reciprocal tariff rollout.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 July 2025
Noun
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At one such gathering last year, a young aspiring academic sat before a tipsy crowd and delivered a lecture on Robin Hood.—
Abigail Ingram,
National Review,
28 July 2025
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The new approach doesn’t just end the lectures, but also the pretense that soft power was ever really about people’s dignity or freedom rather than about access and control.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
27 July 2025
Noun
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There’s almost a template to the Lexington format and a distinctive vocabulary too.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
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So, in the case of La Tête d’Or, [chef] Daniel [Boulud] had this ambition to create something that was kind of a grand New York steakhouse but with a French influence, which led to a more refined vocabulary, and that led to wanting to elevate the cooking to be on display.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Many of them use an out-of-state attorney’s address and include no local contact person.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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The owners are a pair of limited liability corporations tied to three people — George Goldstein, Esther Schiller and David Tropper — with business addresses listed in Brooklyn, Queens and Israel.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Pat Daniels — played by real-life sportscaster Dan Patrick — appears in the mid-credits scene to report that the Maxi golf league failed and that their sports drink was recalled after being found to cause halitosis, gingivitis and tongue rot.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Where some see a neighborhood burdened by people of color, unfamiliar tongues, and strange cultural traditions, others see a vibrant community.—
James Burling,
Oc Register,
28 July 2025
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But Churchill did more than compose and deliver memorable orations.—
Robert Schmuhl,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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The assembly descended into a frenzy of oration denouncing the patenting of viruses, even though the issue, however ethically dubious, was entirely irrelevant to the actual course of the virus’ spread inside Saudi Arabia, which the kingdom’s scientists had done little to counter.—
Laurie Garrett,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Aug. 2015
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Look for loot and get a glimpse of life in the historic Marolles district south of the city center, once famous for the increasingly rare local dialect, Brusseleer, a.k.a.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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While over 20 dialects are spoken in Liberia, English is the official language of the country.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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“Speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speech. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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