as in speeches
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 orations
Before his assassination at age 39 on April 4, 1968, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate spent a decade giving fearless orations and profound insights that continue to inspire generations, all deserving attention and consideration.
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Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
His orations of statistics, stories, and argumentative persuasion at colleges were energetic, frictious, and necessary to unshackle us from grievance and tribalism.
—Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
His orations of statistics, stories, and argumentative persuasion at colleges were energetic, frictious, and necessary to unshackle us from grievance and tribalism.
—Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orations
speeches
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Videos depict the new leader delivering speeches to large crowds and standing beside his father at key moments – scenes that never actually occurred.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
14 Mar. 2026
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Bones is a pretty stellar action heroine, if only for her rah-rah speeches and her maniacal laughter in the face of men who seek to control her.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Orations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orations. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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