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Recent Examples of public speaking
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.
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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
Many communities also host teen entrepreneur pitch competitions that combine public speaking with business skills.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This includes helping connect consumers to dairy farm families through media interviews, classroom visits and public speaking events.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
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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
Many communities also host teen entrepreneur pitch competitions that combine public speaking with business skills.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
This includes helping connect consumers to dairy farm families through media interviews, classroom visits and public speaking events.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public speaking
Noun
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The speech marked a decisive break from his reformist persona and aligned him publicly with the regime’s violent crackdown on demonstrators.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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But Senate majority leader Bob Duff of Norwalk rejected the Republican contention that the speech was divisive.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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His toughness, off-the-cuff oratory skills and preference for coaching defense all come from the man whose traits were forged in a northeastern Pennsylvania town his family has called home for more than a century.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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King’s ability to take ideas from White preachers’ bland sermons and convert them to stirring oratory was part of his genius, Miller says.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The image and the rhetoric are not only unfair but untrue, said Marlene.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Hostile video appears on screen During a presentation, a video of a man shouting anti‑Israeli rhetoric appeared on the screen.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Public speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20speaking. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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