as in speech
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
gave an eloquent peroration celebrating the nation's long tradition of religious tolerance and pluralism
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Recent Examples of peroration
People stayed on their feet all through Booker’s stirring peroration, the kind that feels more natural on the eve of a big election than during the dead of winter.
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Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2026
In a climactic peroration, Chaplin finally talks — and talks — in direct address, straight into the camera, delivering an impassioned anti-war, pro-tolerance message.
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Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Aug. 2024
And yet virtually nobody credited Putin with savvy for his initial peroration on Russia's ancient history.
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Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2024
Reagan said more in his average 35-minute remarks than Bill Clinton ever did in his average 75-minute perorations.
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Andrew Malcolm,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Feb. 2018
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2026
In a climactic peroration, Chaplin finally talks — and talks — in direct address, straight into the camera, delivering an impassioned anti-war, pro-tolerance message.
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Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Aug. 2024
And yet virtually nobody credited Putin with savvy for his initial peroration on Russia's ancient history.
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Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2024
Reagan said more in his average 35-minute remarks than Bill Clinton ever did in his average 75-minute perorations.
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Andrew Malcolm,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peroration
Noun
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In a June 30 speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, the Republican lawmaker said he was hospitalized several months ago and diagnosed with depression.
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Steinbaugh argued the email was protected speech under the First Amendment and does not represent a legitimate threat.
Noun
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Afterward, the orations turned to internal divisions, particularly those related to slavery.
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The greatest of all Fourth of July orations was delivered in 1852, on the 76th anniversary of American independence, by Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York.
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“Peroration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peroration. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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