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
His deep, resonant bass voice reaches its full potential in the reverend’s moving and emotional final oration.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
The news comes about two months after Booker’s 25-hour Senate floor speech, which broke then-Sen. Strom Thurmond’s (S.C.) oration opposing the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 May 2025
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
The assembly descended into a frenzy of oration denouncing the patenting of viruses, even though the issue, however ethically dubious, was entirely irrelevant to the actual course of the virus’ spread inside Saudi Arabia, which the kingdom’s scientists had done little to counter.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
The news comes about two months after Booker’s 25-hour Senate floor speech, which broke then-Sen. Strom Thurmond’s (S.C.) oration opposing the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 28 May 2025
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
The assembly descended into a frenzy of oration denouncing the patenting of viruses, even though the issue, however ethically dubious, was entirely irrelevant to the actual course of the virus’ spread inside Saudi Arabia, which the kingdom’s scientists had done little to counter.
—Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oration
speech
Noun
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The assailant stopped mid-speech and delivered two blows straight to Antao’s face.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Youngkin didn’t mention the upcoming Virginia election in his close-to-hour-long speech.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Oration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oration. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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