declaiming

present participle of declaim
1
as in speaking
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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2
as in discoursing
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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  • Videos from bystanders appeared to capture on person running across a rooftop of a nearby building on the campus, called the Losee Center, located around 140 yards from the stage were Kirk was speaking from.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Livestream video of the event showed crowds of people running from the university's courtyard where the 31-year-old was speaking when the shooting occurred.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • This is the last organization that should be lecturing anyone about respecting the game.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Faculty across the state rebuked it as an infringement on academic freedom and warned of a mass chilling effect on free speech and lecturing on divisive topics.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Tuesday’s report is likely to be viewed favorably by the president, who has spent the past months haranguing Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
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  • The next battleground is the execution layer, where the question becomes not just who builds the models, but who profits when AI stops talking and starts acting for users.
    Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Kelly began the livestream upon the news of Kirk's shooting in Utah and learned of his death while talking with Glenn Beck.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Declaiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declaiming. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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