monologue

noun

variants also monolog
Definition of monologuenext
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 These monologues are interspersed with short lyrics in what initially seems to be the poet’s own voice. — Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 In a third video, Alec and Hilaria recreated an iconic Boss Baby monologue in their costumes. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026 The suffocating deliberateness of his monologue smothered the last vestige of hope Helen clung to. — Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 Some of those monologues given to me in those first four seasons are amazing writing and great opportunities to explore extreme emotions and stories and backstories and memories. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monologue
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  1. speech
  2. lecture
  3. soliloquy
  4. sermon
Noun
  • Enforcement should address speech codes, discriminatory security fees, selective recognition of student groups, and administrative acquiescence in the heckler’s veto.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • After his speech, Villeneuve and all the guests made their way out to LACMA’s main courtyard, where Rosé would perform under the stars.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of speech
Noun
  • Nihon University German film professor Shibuya Tetsuya, who gave an introductory lecture on German cinema, noted that the film even features a vegetarian vampire.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Ahead of the midterms, a group of them left Washington to attend a four-part lecture series given by Peter Thiel, who cautioned that the next President might be the Antichrist.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of lecture
Noun
  • Witty, bitter, flamboyant, and emotionally grounded, the dialogue swings, delightfully, between intimate exchanges and grandiloquent soliloquies, capturing the vulnerability of idealists in the face of evil.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Lots of actors can make a meal out of a Shakespearean soliloquy.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
Definition of soliloquy
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  • His stump speeches are often regarded by attendees more as sermons than straight politicking.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Hamilton once noted in a sermon that cattle ranching exacerbates climate change.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of sermon

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