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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
Unlike the polished restraint of traditional beauty advertising, her monologue denouncing ageism is unfiltered and unapologetic.
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Alison Bringé, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
As Meiko, a quiet single mom with a penchant for knitting like a cheerful Madame DeFarge, Moone embodies Meiko’s optimism, which, as the situation escalates, explodes into an everybody’s-thinking-it-but-no-one-wants-to-say-it, show-stopping monologue.
—Mary Damiano, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
The show, which was spotted by LateNighter, was structured like a classic late night show, albeit with a monologue focused on issues relevant to southern Michigan and interviews.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
The final episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert included a monologue like any other show.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
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Alison Bringé, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
As Meiko, a quiet single mom with a penchant for knitting like a cheerful Madame DeFarge, Moone embodies Meiko’s optimism, which, as the situation escalates, explodes into an everybody’s-thinking-it-but-no-one-wants-to-say-it, show-stopping monologue.
—Mary Damiano, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
The show, which was spotted by LateNighter, was structured like a classic late night show, albeit with a monologue focused on issues relevant to southern Michigan and interviews.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
The final episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert included a monologue like any other show.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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Councilmember Nithya Raman made what sounded almost like a concession speech.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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More screen time is given over to her burgeoning friendship with firebrand suffragette Mary, played by singer Lily Allen in a deliberately anachronistic performance — her forthright speech and manner beamed in directly from the 21st century.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The British Museum elected to postpone a Jewish Culture Month event that was scheduled to take place last Thursday, May 28th due to concerns that the talk—a lecture on Ancient Israel and Judah—might be disrupted by protests.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 June 2026
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That’s the case for the group Cabral and some 35,000 other youth belong to, Hakuna, which started in the early 2010s in a Madrid parish when a group of college students set up a weekly hour of Eucharistic adoration, preceded by a short lecture and followed by a meetup at a local bar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Andrew Scott did the same during a 2024 production of Hamlet, when an attendee had taken out their laptop to send emails during the character’s famous soliloquy.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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But Crowther’s sleuthing determines that Joyce’s novel was a regular companion of hers, and she was particularly enchanted with Molly Bloom’s closing soliloquy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Competitive balance is a convenient sermon from owners who too often treat contention as optional.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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Speeches and sermons circulated widely, helping create a national political identity before the nation itself formally existed.—
Richard Torrenzano,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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