variants
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
And speaking of monologues, Carrie Coon’s surprising final sentiment has to be one of the finale’s pinnacles.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
So what did the actor learn from all those monologues?
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
The work follows a series of Togar’s monologues about sound’s sociocultural purposes, focusing on two episodes.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Watch Kimmel, Fallon and Meyers’ monologues below.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
Here, a group of friends at brunch individually lament their grievances by singing their inner monologues, like Lily Allen (with Veronika Slowikowska’s impression especially spot-on).
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
Though neither is exactly a revelation — in the sense that these talents were revealed long ago — each gets space for menacing monologues and mano a mano match-ups.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
James Austin Johnson’s catchall monologues have become an ideal format for the recent onslaught of political news.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2025
Along the way and particularly in two lengthy monologues, Callas is immersed in her own story — her triumphs and her trials.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
So what did the actor learn from all those monologues?
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
The work follows a series of Togar’s monologues about sound’s sociocultural purposes, focusing on two episodes.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Watch Kimmel, Fallon and Meyers’ monologues below.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2025
Here, a group of friends at brunch individually lament their grievances by singing their inner monologues, like Lily Allen (with Veronika Slowikowska’s impression especially spot-on).
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
Though neither is exactly a revelation — in the sense that these talents were revealed long ago — each gets space for menacing monologues and mano a mano match-ups.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
James Austin Johnson’s catchall monologues have become an ideal format for the recent onslaught of political news.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 9 Nov. 2025
Along the way and particularly in two lengthy monologues, Callas is immersed in her own story — her triumphs and her trials.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologues
Noun
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All those years of speeches are housed in one place, across the street from the Capitol, in the State Library and court building.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Muse didn’t give any magical speeches when the Penguins returned from the holiday break.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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All those irreverent celebrations and comical soliloquies left no shortage of options.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Even in cinema, there’s nothing like watching a Shakespeare play performed engagingly onstage, and no better ruminations on mortality than the soliloquies of Hamlet itself.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Churchome had been moving toward remote worship already, rolling out an app with livestreams, bite-size sermons, and a live-chat function.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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With actual recordings of controversial sermons and tons of archival footage, the documentary investigates claims of cult-like control while exploring how Mary’s reality TV stardom complicated an already messy situation.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Monologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologues. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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