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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
Oscar winner Sam Rockwell popped up mid-season and laid down a killer monologue, then hung around long enough to qualify in supporting rather than guest actor.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
Niall Stanage delivers a monologue on Sen. Van Hollen (D-Md.) meeting Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador.
—The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
What was your inner monologue when filming that moment?
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
From stage left, Chava’s father returns, reprising a monologue on the hands, the head, and the heart.
—Leah Abrams, Them., 17 Apr. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
Niall Stanage delivers a monologue on Sen. Van Hollen (D-Md.) meeting Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador.
—The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
What was your inner monologue when filming that moment?
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
From stage left, Chava’s father returns, reprising a monologue on the hands, the head, and the heart.
—Leah Abrams, Them., 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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After Michelle Wolf's controversial monologue in 2018 received mixed reviews from critics, the WHCA chose historian Ron Chernow to present a speech the following year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Blake Lively pays tribute to her mother, who survived an attack on her life before Lively was born, in a speech at the Time100 Gala in New York.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At one point during five days of questioning, Miller received a lecture from Richard T. Bretzing, who ran the FBI’s L.A. office and was a bishop in the Mormon Church.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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With sample disasters like this one in mind, Fielder heads to the Aviation Technology Complex for a lecture that John Goglia is giving to students about his experience at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The static figures act like a metronome, marking time between the stanzas of his sharp-witted soliloquies and dialogues; the gestures and expressions function as stage directions.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Tellingly, Washington seems never to look directly at the audience during the play’s famous soliloquies, preferring to deliver them high into the air.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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Entire chapters of the gospels are devoted to Jesus’s sermons, parables, and private conversations with His disciples.—
Dominic Pino,
National Review,
20 Apr. 2025
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According to Taylor Swift sermon is at 11 a.m. to noon, Sunday, April 27, inside the sanctuary at Coral Gables Congregational Church, 3010 DeSoto Blvd., and will stream online at gablesucc.org/live.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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