declaims

present tense third-person singular of declaim
1
as in speaks
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject over the last two centuries some of the most illustrious personages of their times have declaimed in the town's historic lyceum

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as in harangues
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech he declaimed at some length about the nation's obligation to spread democratic values around the world

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Recent Examples of declaims Woody Harrelson declaims every line, upping the relentless factor of Phil’s mania. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2026
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  • Born in New York to Nigerian parents, Folarin Balogun speaks with a British accent, courtesy of a childhood largely forged in England.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman speaks to journalists after meeting with US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 June 2026
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  • Today’s successful downtowns rely on a mix of ingredients, said Steven Falk, the former city manager of Lafayette, who’s served as an interim city executive in Oakland and Richmond and who lectures at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
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  • Dener Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton talks with quarterbacks Jarrett Stidham #8 and Bo Nix #10 in the first half during the preseason game against the Green Bay Packers at Empower Field At Mile High on August 18, 2024 in Denver, Colorado.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Enterprise ambition has shifted from AI that talks to AI that acts, but the reality has been sobering.
    Praveen Satyanarayana, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

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“Declaims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declaims. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.

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