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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
That harmful monologue can be broken by a contemporary, online psychological deep dive.
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Lucy Jones
april 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
During Chris' Saturday Night Live hosting debut, Luke and Liam made a special guest appearance in his opening monologue.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Watch Jimmy Kimmel's full opening monologue from Jimmy Kimmel Live below.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
Black and White’s first collaboration came early in the episode, during Black’s monologue.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2026
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Lucy Jones
april 11, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
During Chris' Saturday Night Live hosting debut, Luke and Liam made a special guest appearance in his opening monologue.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Watch Jimmy Kimmel's full opening monologue from Jimmy Kimmel Live below.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
Black and White’s first collaboration came early in the episode, during Black’s monologue.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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In an 8-1 decision, the court found the ban regulates speech based on viewpoint and sent the case back to a lower appeals court to reassess its ruling using strict scrutiny, the highest standard of judicial review for issues related to the First Amendment.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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That changed during the barnstorming finale of his speech in Budapest late Tuesday.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary this year, her lecture will touch on the themes and significance of the People’s Bicentennial Quilt.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The latest bots have massive context windows, meaning that students can feed in mountains of course content such as syllabi, lecture slides, and practice exams.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Many of Silverblatt’s best moments come not in conversation but in his soliloquies delivered to the author who is ostensibly being interviewed.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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In Network, as a harried TV executive, Duvall is similarly roaring, spitting some great Paddy Chayefsky soliloquies with relish.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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Pastor Rashad Singletary of Mount Olive Baptist Church of Turner Station didn't let a gunshot wound keep him from delivering an energetic sermon.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Bundled against the cool morning, the congregants and guests walked up the hill, gathering as Pastor Philip De Courcy preached the morning sermon.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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