as in to speak
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech
some crank mouthing off in the center of town to anyone who would listen
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Kerr spoke to Green about the incidents on Friday and said the veteran had put the events behind him.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025 -
Gary Bettman speaks in South Florida NHL commissioner Gary Bettman did a general media availability at Amernat Bank Arena prior to the Panthers-Maple Leafs game.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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Hamas talked to the United States and Egyptian and Qatari mediators to arrange the release of Alexander, and Israel has sent a team to Doha to begin a new round of talks.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Juana Summers talks with Renard about what he's seen in Gaza, and what's next for the people there.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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Hypothetical question sparks discourse Celebrity eaglets growing up fast as internet watches on: Meet Sunny and Gizmo River otters usually live up to 12.9 years in captivity, according to Oregon Zoo.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Hypothetical question sparks discourse Celebrity eaglets growing up fast as internet watches on: Meet Sunny and Gizmo Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The latter went on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and orated about his marathon oration sesh last week in Congress.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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Elegantly orating about universal vastness and human connection, the Chilean/French rapper’s delivery melds poetic prose with grace.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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Yours to treasure: to recite under your breath, to whisper in someone’s ear, to declaim at a party.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Does Joyce’s fellow drama kid Alan (Eric Wiegand) hoist a skull aloft and declaim some Shakespeare in a bad English accent?—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Crypto deals raise questions However, Netanyahu said Israel had agreed only to allow safe passage for Alexander, and its forces would continue recently announced preparations to step up operations there.—
James Mackenzie,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Those first appearances will be in early 2023; at this writing, router maker TP-Link had just announced a slate of pricey Archer router and Deco mesh Wi-Fi 7 gear to debut in Q1.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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“Mouth (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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