KEYNOTE ADDRESS Synonyms: 23 Similar Words

keynote address

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variants or keynote speech

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as in lecture

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Recent Examples of keynote address The major draw of Day One was the keynote address from legendary actress and activist Jane Fonda who spoke with Stacy Sims, PhD, exercise physiologist and chief scientific advisor at Livelong Media, about The Third Act of life. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026 Altman delivered the keynote address for OpenAI’s annual conference for software developers on Tuesday in San Francisco. — Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 To this day a street corner at the site of that famous hotel is named for David Ben-Gurion who delivered the keynote address. — Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 Law & Order alum Angie Harmon is set to deliver the keynote address at MIPCOM Cannes’ annual Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch, co-hosted by A+E Networks in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for keynote address

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Nihon University German film professor Shibuya Tetsuya, who gave an introductory lecture on German cinema, noted that the film even features a vegetarian vampire.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Ahead of the midterms, a group of them left Washington to attend a four-part lecture series given by Peter Thiel, who cautioned that the next President might be the Antichrist.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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Jovovich shared the photo as part of a tribute to Ever while celebrating her oldest daughter’s 19th birthday.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 Nov. 2026
Each night will feature a set of fan favorites and greatest hits, as well as the touching tributes to late drummer/lyricist Neil Peart that have been a moving staple of the band’s ongoing Fifty Something tour.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026

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As the audience applauded, Stewart launched into his joking eulogy.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
These pressures are creating a new slate of indie filmmakers who aren’t posting eulogies to Hollywood on Threads or waiting for the good old days to return.

— Chaseedaw Giles, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026

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