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
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.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
In the second of the two movements, Noseda kept the rhythms and tempo largely straightforward, with little Romantic push-and-pull, creating an appealing, plain-spoken rhetoric that, nevertheless, left the music wanting peroration.
—Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2020
Bezos rallies the public with passionate peroration and convincing command of detail.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2019
De Gaulle’s peroration got the scene only partly right.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2019
The president’s wintertime inconstancy was a matter of little concern to attendees in Dallas, who enthusiastically cheered Mr. Trump’s perorations on subjects ranging from North Korean peace talks to his vote tally in the Electoral College.
—Alexander Burns, New York Times, 4 May 2018
Reagan said more in his average 35-minute remarks than Bill Clinton ever did in his average 75-minute perorations.
—Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2018
Pastor Goff, after joking that all the famous visitors had eaten up his preaching time, brought the theme into his peroration.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 15 Aug. 2016
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.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
In the second of the two movements, Noseda kept the rhythms and tempo largely straightforward, with little Romantic push-and-pull, creating an appealing, plain-spoken rhetoric that, nevertheless, left the music wanting peroration.
—Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2020
Bezos rallies the public with passionate peroration and convincing command of detail.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2019
De Gaulle’s peroration got the scene only partly right.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2019
The president’s wintertime inconstancy was a matter of little concern to attendees in Dallas, who enthusiastically cheered Mr. Trump’s perorations on subjects ranging from North Korean peace talks to his vote tally in the Electoral College.
—Alexander Burns, New York Times, 4 May 2018
Reagan said more in his average 35-minute remarks than Bill Clinton ever did in his average 75-minute perorations.
—Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2018
Pastor Goff, after joking that all the famous visitors had eaten up his preaching time, brought the theme into his peroration.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 15 Aug. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peroration
Noun
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Rubio, who in the hours before the speech also briefed members of Congress's Gang of Eight on Iran, was to return to Washington on Wednesday.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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The tribute underscored the enduring legacy of the war, even as contemporary tensions on the peninsula went unaddressed in the speech.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jackson said King was in no mood to speak the night of April 3, but found the energy to give what turned out to be his last oration.—
Jim Williams,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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During the Trump era, many Democratic politicians have delivered soaring orations, exhorting the American people to be vigilant about safeguarding democracy.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Peroration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peroration. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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