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Recent Examples of public speaking
Goldberg also spoke out on the air against Charlie Kirk's assassin in September, after the conservative commentator was killed during a public speaking event on a college campus in Utah earlier this year.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Prior to receiving his sentence, the court heard from prosecutors that Diddy was already making immediate plans for a public speaking engagement in another state.
—Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The killing of the 31-year-old Kirk at a public speaking event last week has stoked safety concerns for both Democrats and Republicans and prompted fears of a spiral of political violence in the country.
—Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Just days earlier, Erika’s husband had been assassinated during a public speaking event in Utah.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
Prior to receiving his sentence, the court heard from prosecutors that Diddy was already making immediate plans for a public speaking engagement in another state.
—Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
The killing of the 31-year-old Kirk at a public speaking event last week has stoked safety concerns for both Democrats and Republicans and prompted fears of a spiral of political violence in the country.
—Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Just days earlier, Erika’s husband had been assassinated during a public speaking event in Utah.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public speaking
Noun
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Some of the dialogue feels like Harrison’s own metaphysical musings rather than characters’ speech.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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For people with disabilities, AI is providing higher quality and faster transcription for the deaf, image descriptions for the blind, and speech generation for those unable to communicate verbally.—
Jessica Melugin,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Dogra was on the speech and debate team, competing in original oratory and original advocacy and serving as speech captain during her junior and senior years.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Public oratory was the dominant political medium of the day, and Sumner mastered it.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Noun
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However, the website of the pro-cap campaign appears to draw on anti-Muslim rhetoric to make its case.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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And despite the Education Department’s rhetoric, borrowers are still getting their student loans discharged.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Public speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20speaking. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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