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
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.
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Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
The guy with all the monologues about how important art and storytelling are, and how agents are a mission-critical part of that work, is not going to end this series in the mail room.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Concha said the show employs 22 writers to write Colbert’s monologues, according to the show credits.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026
His intro showed snippets of monologues from just about every late night host to ever do it, from his predecessor, David Letterman, to the late, great Johnny Carson to Arsenio Hall to Joan Rivers.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
As the album unfolds, we’re transported to the bright lights of festival main stages, the dark corners of warehouse clubs, and the innermost monologues of modern men and women.
—Kat Bein, SPIN, 21 May 2026
His monologues were more of the monologue was taken up by politics than in Letterman's era.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Moth Days is also a quartet of monologues, delivered out to a dark audience.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
The guy with all the monologues about how important art and storytelling are, and how agents are a mission-critical part of that work, is not going to end this series in the mail room.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Concha said the show employs 22 writers to write Colbert’s monologues, according to the show credits.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026
His intro showed snippets of monologues from just about every late night host to ever do it, from his predecessor, David Letterman, to the late, great Johnny Carson to Arsenio Hall to Joan Rivers.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
As the album unfolds, we’re transported to the bright lights of festival main stages, the dark corners of warehouse clubs, and the innermost monologues of modern men and women.
—Kat Bein, SPIN, 21 May 2026
His monologues were more of the monologue was taken up by politics than in Letterman's era.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 May 2026
Moth Days is also a quartet of monologues, delivered out to a dark audience.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologues
Noun
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My speeches, however, fell on deaf ears mostly.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Such speeches are rare and often become one of the most important of a pontificate.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Her soliloquies reveal deep internal conflict about identity, duty, and desire.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2026
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Over the last year, however, much of that feedback has been met by philosophical soliloquies and redirection.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His father was a Southern Baptist minister, and his Sunday morning sermons were broadcast on the radio in the afternoons.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Post with his cigarettes and endless fan interaction, and Jelly with his sermons on generational trauma and second chances.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Monologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologues. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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