as in speech
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience the celebrated orations of Daniel Webster in unwavering support of the federal union

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Recent Examples of oration Booker’s speech was a wide-ranging protest One unusual element of Booker’s oration is that it was not focused on just one narrow issue. Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025 Some Union soldiers attended the event, and two Union officers delivered orations, each focusing on the topic of reconciliation between the honorable foes. Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025 Lasting effects Of course, with few tangible results to show for lengthy Senate speeches, people might be tempted to view these long orations as little more than trivia or political theater. Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025 Booker’s speech was a wide-ranging protest One unusual element of Booker’s oration is that it was not focused on just one narrow issue. Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oration
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  • The show tells the story of how a lowly Cockney flower girl is accepted as royalty by improving her manner of speech with the help of a speech teacher.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • After a speech by chief executive officer Jean-Christophe Babin, guests took their seats at the dinner tables, set with Caltagirone ceramics, neo-antique statues and rich compositions of local fruit to emphasize the colorful boldness of the Polychroma high jewelry collection.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 May 2025

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“Oration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oration. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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