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also monologs
as in lectures
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 monologues
The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.
—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Stress significantly impairs the brain's capacity for presence, often due to internal monologues rather than external factors.
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Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In another pre-production exercise, Chiarella assigned the pair monologues from conversion therapy documentaries.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Let’s just say Root delivers one of the best monologues of his career, a soliloquy that somehow echoes both King Lear and Captain Quint in Jaws.
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Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
Klopp is a gifted communicator, but hardly prone to floral monologues.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Are some of 12 monologues told in the 75-minute show dark and sad?
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
For example, the Doctor is a live streamer, while the Guard monologues to himself in grand fashion.
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Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
Fuentes has been banned from major social media platforms like Instagram, but fans like Rich and John run fan accounts on those platforms that post clips of Fuentes monologues.
—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
Stress significantly impairs the brain's capacity for presence, often due to internal monologues rather than external factors.
—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In another pre-production exercise, Chiarella assigned the pair monologues from conversion therapy documentaries.
—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Let’s just say Root delivers one of the best monologues of his career, a soliloquy that somehow echoes both King Lear and Captain Quint in Jaws.
—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
Klopp is a gifted communicator, but hardly prone to floral monologues.
—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Are some of 12 monologues told in the 75-minute show dark and sad?
—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
For example, the Doctor is a live streamer, while the Guard monologues to himself in grand fashion.
—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
Fuentes has been banned from major social media platforms like Instagram, but fans like Rich and John run fan accounts on those platforms that post clips of Fuentes monologues.
—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologues
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Throughout Friday night’s speeches, there were efforts to focus on issues such as affordability and education, and move beyond party lines.
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And students interested in things like script writing, public speaking or audio wrote and voiced the robots’ speeches.
Noun
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Her soliloquies reveal deep internal conflict about identity, duty, and desire.
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Over the last year, however, much of that feedback has been met by philosophical soliloquies and redirection.
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Dani provides the voiceover, filled with strained metaphors about earthquakes and sermons on the importance of summer, but the pretense that the dialogue is taken from his interrogation is quickly abandoned.
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The fracas played out in heated sermons, editorials, and denominational meetings.
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“Monologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologues. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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