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orators

plural of orator
as in lecturers
a person who makes usually formal public speeches though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator

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Noun
  • Harding was closing out the second day of the Edinburgh TV Fest, the latest in a long line of MacTaggart lecturers including Kevin Spacey, Michaela Coel and three Murdochs.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Unfortunately, while teachers and lecturers may see AI text detectors as an easy and appealing way of avoiding academic misconduct, in reality, these software aren’t 100% perfect.
    Christian Perry, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But nuclear energy isn't ready to fill the gap; at the summit, panelists and speakers theorized that reactors would be unlikely to start providing energy before at least 2030.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Additional speakers and sessions will be announced in the coming weeks.
    Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Orators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orators. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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