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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
Also, kudos to any movie that finds a way to expand the cliché of the internal monologue voiceover, so that Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. suddenly has some competition on the soundtrack.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
The move has angered some of Trump's most loyal supporters, and provided fodder for over a week of late-night monologues.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Watch Williams defend Bey and Oprah during Stewart’s monologue above.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 July 2025
Yep, that was the tiniest hint at Conrad’s inner monologue.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 30 July 2025
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
The move has angered some of Trump's most loyal supporters, and provided fodder for over a week of late-night monologues.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Watch Williams defend Bey and Oprah during Stewart’s monologue above.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 July 2025
Yep, that was the tiniest hint at Conrad’s inner monologue.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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In judging the policy implications of his Jackson Hole speech, two additional phrases are key.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speech is displayed on a television as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 22, 2025 in New York City.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Lygo cited as exemplar last night’s MacTaggart lecture from ex-BBC News chief James Harding, who focused on the BBC and keeping it free from political interference.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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The score becomes grand and syrupy whenever there’s a big emotional revelation; characters deliver solemn soliloquies on the orderly beauty of math.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
Noun
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On Sunday at the Asbury United Methodist Church, one of D.C.'s predominantly Black congregations, the Rev. Ronald Bell Jr. made Trump's crackdown and the presence of National Guard members on the streets a focus of his sermon.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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There are some sequences here — the concert at the beginning of the film, John Cusack’s explosion of a church sermon — that are as powerful and skilled as anything Lee’s ever done.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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