KEYNOTE ADDRESS Synonyms: 23 Similar Words

keynote address

noun

variants or keynote speech

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as in lecture

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Recent Examples of keynote address The turning point came in July 2004, when Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. — Chris Tye, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The billionaire venture capitalist and Sun Microsystems cofounder lashed out on X at student protesters who walked out of Stanford’s 135th commencement ceremony while Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai was delivering the keynote address. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 June 2026 In Long Beach, Forest Lawn, a cemetery park built in 1921, held a Memorial Day observance on Monday morning that featured a keynote address, patriotic music, invocation, ceremonial wreath presentation, the Pledge of Allegiance, a color guard, and a presidential proclamation. — Daily News, 25 May 2026 Pichai said during the keynote address that the Gemini app had 400 million monthly active users last year, but that usership has now surpassed 900 million, more than doubling in a year. — ABC News, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for keynote address

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Noun

Classical fans who missed festival co-artistic director Susan Waterfall’s lecture and documentary on the master can stream the film for free (though donations are encouraged).

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
In 2009, when D’Souza was a student at Oxford, the venture capitalist Peter Thiel gave a guest lecture.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of lecture

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Factory International also pays tribute to the city’s cultural history, taking its name from Factory Records.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Tribute to Joshua McKee On Friday morning, hours before releasing basic details on McKee’s death, BPU on Facebook also posted a tribute and photo array in honor of the veteran lineman, while thanking the community for its support.

— Eric Adler July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

Definition of tribute

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At my other grandmother’s funeral, my uncle spent much of his eulogy recalling his vivid—perhaps too vivid—memories of being born.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
When his funeral conflicts with Lonnie’s tee time, The Hawk texts in his eulogy between holes.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

Definition of eulogy

Noun

The event felt less like a corporate meeting than like a weekly revival—part standup set, part science fair, part sermon, all of it fuelled by keg beer.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Jesus taught his followers by his remarkable example, including innumerable healings, as well as through his sermons and parables.

— Eric Bashor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Definition of sermon

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