as in speech
the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively
the oft-told story that he practiced elocution by learning to speak with a mouth full of pebbles
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Recent Examples of elocution
At first, she was struck by Roosevelt's more recognizable voice, bearing the extreme elocution of a transatlantic accent.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 June 2024
Elizabeth—with her precise elocution, her terrifying and obvious sincerity—sounded like a woman on the brink of a great cosmic battle.
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Emily Harnett,
Harper's Magazine,
26 Apr. 2024
Rosetta was unusually anxious about public speaking, so she was given elocution lessons.
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Anita Gates,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2023
The recordings also capture Bell’s family background in elocution (his father, grandfather, and brother all taught the subject).
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IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2018
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 June 2024
Elizabeth—with her precise elocution, her terrifying and obvious sincerity—sounded like a woman on the brink of a great cosmic battle.
—
Emily Harnett,
Harper's Magazine,
26 Apr. 2024
Rosetta was unusually anxious about public speaking, so she was given elocution lessons.
—
Anita Gates,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2023
The recordings also capture Bell’s family background in elocution (his father, grandfather, and brother all taught the subject).
—
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2018
See All Example Sentences for elocution
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elocution
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Trump kicked off the Great American State Fair celebration Wednesday, June 24, with a speech that echoed several of his most familiar refrains, from lowering gas prices and criticizing former President Joe Biden to touting his border policies.
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Evelyn Pomatto, 15, was visiting the area for a speech and debate tournament through her high school.
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Hamer signed up and, through her courage, charisma, and oratory, quickly drew ardent disciples and ruthless adversaries.
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Dogra was on the speech and debate team, competing in original oratory and original advocacy and serving as speech captain during her junior and senior years.
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To us, this rhetoric is not simply an innocent expression of nostalgia.
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Worse, the administration has done so by accepting what was surely the regime’s rhetoric.
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The most important of all communication skills for influencing others is public speaking.
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Students earned a Top 5 finish in the Novice Division of a public speaking contest, participated in livestock projects, online judging contests and horse judging.
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“Elocution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elocution. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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