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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 network’s decision came after Kimmel made controversial remarks during a monologue about the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2025
First off, in this digital era, a large chunk of the audience already catches Kimmel and his monologue via social media.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Videos of Kimmel’s monologues that covered the Kirk shooting are still available on YouTube.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The monologue that led to Kimmel’s involuntary hiatus was thoroughly unexceptional for the show.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2025
First off, in this digital era, a large chunk of the audience already catches Kimmel and his monologue via social media.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Videos of Kimmel’s monologues that covered the Kirk shooting are still available on YouTube.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The monologue that led to Kimmel’s involuntary hiatus was thoroughly unexceptional for the show.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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There’d be scenes of Kerr making unlikely comebacks, of his coach delivering big speeches, of an obvious villain becoming his rival.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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The First Amendment protects the public from the government limiting speech, not anyone else.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The impulse to criticize, lecture, or clamp down hard comes from a place of pain.—
Robyn Koslowitz,
Parents,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the other end of the bar, Don was smirking as though looking forward to the lecture Odette was going to give Charlie.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Sam Vanderwall, one of six elders of the church, told the Idaho Statesman that Masiewicz handled the regular Sunday sermons.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Sep. 2025
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Evangelical leaders like Franklin Graham and Paula White-Cain have taken to YouTube to share sermons and teachings.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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