keynote address

variants or keynote speech
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Recent Examples of keynote address The duo will also deliver a keynote address during the awards dinner. Giana Levy, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025 Carlson, has longstanding ties to Heritage, including giving the keynote address at the group's 50th anniversary celebration in 2023. Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025 Clad in his customary all-black ensemble of sneakers, jeans and leather jacket, CEO Jensen Huang delivered the news during his keynote address. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025 At this year’s APEC CEO Summit in South Korea — which gathers some of the most influential executives and economic leaders across Asia to discuss the future of business and innovation — RM delivered the keynote address and called on those in power to invest in artistic endeavors. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for keynote address
Recent Examples of Synonyms for keynote address
Noun
  • The shelving unit that contains some of his collection of roughly 20,000 books stretches to the ceiling of the two-story living room; McDaniel would later perch on its narrow catwalk to deliver his lecture.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Very few people want to buy a ticket for a lecture on overconsumption, corporate exploitation, and the dumbing down of public discourse.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Shelton’s mother, Stacy, also paid tribute to him on social media.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • His most recent Instagram post is from 2024 and pays tribute to his deceased bandmate, Liam Payne.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Bill Clinton, the sitting president, gave a eulogy.
    Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night eulogy to his friend and band-leader Cleto Escobedo III.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • What Meyer is really known for is his weekly sermon, delivered with a megaphone, getting the crowd pumped up and closing out with a final score prediction.
    Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Duffman's announcement comes less than two months after the death of another longtime Simpsons regular, First Church Organist Alice Glick, who died during a sermon.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026

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