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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
This doesn’t mean enraged outbursts or accusatory monologues.
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Molly Burrets, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Carr responded to Kimmel’s monologue in the press conference.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Kimmel spent a good chunk of his opening monologue speaking out against all the violence emanating from ICE’s brutal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2026
This joke, first delivered by Jimmy Fallon on December 9, perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the host’s Tonight Show monologue jokes.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
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Molly Burrets, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
Carr responded to Kimmel’s monologue in the press conference.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Kimmel spent a good chunk of his opening monologue speaking out against all the violence emanating from ICE’s brutal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2026
This joke, first delivered by Jimmy Fallon on December 9, perfectly encapsulates the spirit of the host’s Tonight Show monologue jokes.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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But as the practice evolved, eager writers like Jefferson and John Adams (but not George Washington or James Madison, for instance), gravitated to a richer, sympathy-bearing idiom, which no doubt bled into intimate speech, now lost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, Helmig announced that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, which primarily affected his speech.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Jan. 2026
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The first lecture will be on the musical texture polyphony and its styles through the years.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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That June, Juurlink was invited to deliver the keynote lecture at a toxicology conference in Scotland.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Less a drama than a conversational soliloquy with staging touches, there is greatness on display with the presence of actor John Rubinstein.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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My mom and her soliloquies, Mom being Mom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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During Friday prayers in the capital, the imam leading the sermon warned the US against launching any attacks.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Kelly, alongside a mob of activists, allegedly stormed Cities Church over the weekend, disrupting a Sunday sermon based on allegations that one of the pastors, David Easterwood, is an ICE official.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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