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also monolog
as in speech
a long discourse delivered by a single person
His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening.
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Recent Examples of monologue
The opening introduces her character aglow in red light, complemented by a narrated monologue, vaguely written but delivered as pure, possibly suicidal despair.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
After a week that saw talent agencies, the MPA and SAG-AFTRA’s Sean Astin call out OpenAI’s video-generating app, Amy Poehler used her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live to call out the existential threat to Hollywood.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
In the livestream, set to an EDM track sampling a monologue from the 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Chalamet is one of many people whose faces are covered by orange spheres.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The stunt came while local parent Nick Blanchard delivered a monologue condemning the school board for enforcing the state's policies on the issue.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
After a week that saw talent agencies, the MPA and SAG-AFTRA’s Sean Astin call out OpenAI’s video-generating app, Amy Poehler used her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live to call out the existential threat to Hollywood.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
In the livestream, set to an EDM track sampling a monologue from the 2001 film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Chalamet is one of many people whose faces are covered by orange spheres.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The stunt came while local parent Nick Blanchard delivered a monologue condemning the school board for enforcing the state's policies on the issue.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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Patrick also has his own researcher, so the cast members all had access to this dropbox full of stuff, including incredible academic studies of John Gacy’s speech pattern and word choice and syntax use, and a breakdown of the Chicago dialect and his Polish background.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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Likewise, Danielle Cooney of Live Free Indiana dedicated her speech to railing against Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal for housing ICE detainees at the county jail.—
Tony Cook,
IndyStar,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Expanding the curriculum Kim opened the second semester with a lecture on shifting global market dynamics, consumer behavior, production diversification, innovation strategy, traceability systems and the tightening environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulatory landscape.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Oct. 2025
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Before the lecture, there will be a community dinner catered by Viewpoint Brewing Co.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Even the man who wrote eloquent romantic soliloquies that have endured centuries still royally pissed off his wife on the regular.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following his viral soliloquy, Scheffler went on to win the Open Championship with a score of 17-under, finishing four strokes ahead of Harris English.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Pastor Turner’s Sunday (October 12) sermon centered on seeing the divine in the most improbable and unlikely relationships—a message that resonated amid the city’s tense atmosphere.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Zion Church, with about 5,000 regular worshipers across nearly 50 cities, rapidly added members during the Covid-19 pandemic through Zoom sermons and small in-person gatherings, Long said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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