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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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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Recent Examples of declaiming And the conversations between Anna and Molly, Ella and Julia (Ella’s friend and a counterpart of Molly), as well as the stammering and declaiming when Anna talks to herself, are almost always about men. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
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  • An OpenAI agent infiltrated an Australian government website in June, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said when speaking to reporters at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But when speaking to CFOs about financial impact, the conversation can turn awkward.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 23 Sep. 2026
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  • From the whitewashing controversy to the toxic love to the daring costumes, the discourse is going to be discoursing.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 13 Feb. 2026
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  • Especially for him in the same interview to be lecturing my party on democracy and norms.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Before long, at the height of France’s own student protests, in 1968, Ascherson was lecturing at the Sorbonne on post-Stalinist revolutionary ideas and tactics.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • During testimony this week, Warsh sought to emphasize his independence from the White House, which was called into question after months of Trump haranguing Powell over interest rates.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Benatia got a three-month suspension for haranguing a fourth official.
    — Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
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  • Meanwhile, Murphy’s staff had increasingly been talking internally about the need for members to support athlete labor rights and for college sports to have a players’ association, at the very least, if not a union.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Thomas, 56, of Algonquin, said in talking to voters, people in the district are concerned about taxes and safety.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Declaiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declaiming. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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