keynote address

variants or keynote speech
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Recent Examples of keynote address As part of a day of festivities tied to the nation's 250th anniversary, the president will address visitors to the South Dakota landmark in a keynote address on Friday, July 3. Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Pedro Pina, vp head of YouTube EMEA, who oversees the fast-growing digital platform’s business, creator, and content ecosystem across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will give this year’s keynote address. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026 Ben Zand, founder and CEO of Zandland, will deliver the opening keynote address that will reflect on what genuinely engages audiences today and how creators can build sustained audience connection in an increasingly fragmented media environment. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for keynote address
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Noun
  • Asking about being alone with a Haitian, for instance, prompted a quick lecture on resisting the forces of prejudice.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But Wolff says the food patterns children see at home tend to stick, which is why parents modeling nutritious choices can carry more weight than any lecture.
    Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • It was immediately preceded Friday by the California premiere of composer and saxophonist Steven Banks’ to be free, a stirring, deeply felt tribute to Nina Simone that was co-commissioned by La Jolla Music Society.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Those boos gave way to cheers when the Red Sox played a 90-second tribute video after the bottom of the first.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Sharpton delivered the eulogy at Wells’ funeral and has frequently appeared at news conferences alongside Crump, demanding answers about what happened to the teen.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Robert Taylor counted Ronald Reagan among his closest friends, close enough that the future president delivered a eulogy at Taylor's funeral in 1969.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The ad splices together quotes from two sermons Hamilton delivered in 2020 about climate change and the mass Black Lives Matter protests after George Floyd's death.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In the original sermon from June 2020, which is available on YouTube, Hamilton shared photos and videos of himself and other demonstrators at a Black Lives Matter rally in Kansas City.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Keynote address.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keynote%20address. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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