monologue

variants 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 50-second spot centers around a monologue from Washington that seems to zero in on the film’s key themes. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025 And suddenly they’re trapped in my 12-minute monologue about how carbon steel is an underrated alternative that completely changed my cooking. The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025 In the third season of The White Lotus, Rockwell made an unannounced — and unforgettable — surprise appearance in the fifth episode, delivering a scene-stealing monologue. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025 Jackman, dressed in a cozy blue chore jacket and olive chinos, is at the edge of the bare stage, working out a lighting cue for his opening monologue with director Ian Rickson. Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monologue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
  • After a speech by chief executive officer Jean-Christophe Babin, guests took their seats at the dinner tables, set with Caltagirone ceramics, neo-antique statues and rich compositions of local fruit to emphasize the colorful boldness of the Polychroma high jewelry collection.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
  • The show tells the story of how a lowly Cockney flower girl is accepted as royalty by improving her manner of speech with the help of a speech teacher.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
  • The schedule includes more than 300 enriching events, from lectures and concerts to recitals and family programs.
    Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Even Izzard’s brief epilogue, charmingly dedicating the performance to a fellow thespian, crackles with more verve than the most famous of soliloquies.
    Karen D'Souza, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Since 2016, Campbell's sermons have been broadcast to a national audience on the PTL Television Network.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
  • Sunday sermons have avoided direct criticism of Washington’s pettiness, foul language, mismanagement and lies.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025

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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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