Thesaurus results for DISCOURSES

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noun

plural of discourse

as in conversations

talking or a talk between two or more people Thomas Jefferson is said to have been able to participate in knowledgeable discourse on a breathtaking array of subjects

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verb

present tense third-person singular of discourse

as in lectures

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war

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as in harangues

to talk as if giving an important and formal speech grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject

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The chatter of cosmopolitan élites is the most reviled of all discourses right now. —

Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 Yet, public discourses generally on its barriers. —

Kenneth Okeke, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026 In the wake of the 2020 protests of anti-Black police violence, museums put themselves forward as hosts for their communities’ racial reckonings and difficult discourses. —

Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026 Media discourses are considered processes for the collective social construction of reality in terms of frames and schemata. —

Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026 By the mid-1960s, the school, located in the center of Harlem, was among the few schools in the United States to publish a yearbook directly engaged with the civil rights and Black Power discourses of the era. —

Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025 By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building. —

JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025

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One of Wood’s earliest conversations with Reid centered on abandoning the heeled footwear that helped define earlier versions of the character.

— Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Based on extensive research and conversations with Ms Lee, her family and others in her circle, Roché’s narrative emphasizes how much faith, patience and tireless effort was required of Lee’s generation just to secure the basic dignities of American citizenship.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026