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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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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Recent Examples of discourses
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Yet, public discourses generally on its barriers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
The chatter of cosmopolitan élites is the most reviled of all discourses right now.
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discourses
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September 23 – October 22 The afternoon favors thoughtful, fair conversations.
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Those conversations taught him to look at himself as someone who could solve problems.
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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.
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Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps.
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His wife is from Mexico and their son learned the native tongue, T'aiki, in preschool; the family speaks Spanish and English at home.
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Gerald speaks in a forceful cadence, like a start-up founder reciting a LinkedIn post.
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The United States and Iran have agreed to meet in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday for further discussions, according to another US official.
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While not quite so grandiose, Valdez says discussions are ongoing regarding the bird’s future.
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Mary Molloy, Arrigo’s clinical director, talks me through biodynamic therapy.
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Volvo's chief technology officer, Anders Bell, talks to his EX60 sport utility vehicle a lot.
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Woody Harrelson declaims every line, upping the relentless factor of Phil’s mania.
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However, the celebrations may not necessarily be where the couple exchanges vows.
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Two major exchanges — Intercontinental Exchange and CME Group — made the list of most oversold stocks.
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“Discourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discourses. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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