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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
Stephen Colbert linked to several food charities via QR code during Monday’s monologue.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
First, as Michaels noted to Witherspoon, a special address from New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and performance from Paul Simon pre-empted her monologue, which customarily would have come first.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Watch the entire monologue below.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Stewart asked in a scathing monologue.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
First, as Michaels noted to Witherspoon, a special address from New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and performance from Paul Simon pre-empted her monologue, which customarily would have come first.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Watch the entire monologue below.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Stewart asked in a scathing monologue.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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Don't sweat it — music aficionados can tune in and rock out to all of the stellar performances, speeches, and festivities via livestream this year.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, Victoria gave Brooklyn a special nod while thanking her children during a speech.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Chapter Five is actually just a lecture that somebody gives—somebody who turns out to be the protagonist, Tunde.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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But at a lecture in Tel Aviv, Israel, about 25 years ago, the audience’s response took Lack by surprise.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Without Marlowe, there might have been no iambic pentameter, and no soliloquies.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Joined by Witkoff, Wiles, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump began the session, U.S. officials say, with a long soliloquy about ending the killing and achieving a lasting peace, the goal that has eluded statesmen since the founding of Israel.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the new Wake Up Dead Man, Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) investigates the death of a monsignor seconds after his last sermon.—
Fred Topel,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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After 2018, Jin transformed Zion Church into a semi-virtual network, uploading sermons online and encouraging members around the country to gather and watch sessions together.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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