as in speeches
a long, usually serious spoken discourse that a character in a play delivers to an audience and that reveals the character's thoughts
Hamlet's famous soliloquy
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Recent Examples of soliloquies
Without Marlowe, there might have been no iambic pentameter, and no soliloquies.
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Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Even the man who wrote eloquent romantic soliloquies that have endured centuries still royally pissed off his wife on the regular.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Even the man who wrote eloquent romantic soliloquies that have endured centuries still royally pissed off his wife on the regular.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquies
Noun
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There will be keynote speeches from Google, TikTok and HuntMobi, a BI and AI marketing-tech firm powering more than 90% of today’s pan-entertainment products.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Following their performance, guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron, and bassists Ben Shepherd and Hiro Yamomoto all gave speeches.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
9 Nov. 2025
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James Austin Johnson’s catchall monologues have become an ideal format for the recent onslaught of political news.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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Along the way and particularly in two lengthy monologues, Callas is immersed in her own story — her triumphs and her trials.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Recent talks between the Dutch and Chinese governments show signs of resolving the crisis.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Deepak Chopra Wellness guru, author The 79-year-old recently launched a wellness platform offering various meditations, live digital sessions with him and a Deepak Chopra AI chatbot drawing from his decades of writing and talks that users can interact with directly.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Hawx addresses that concern directly.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The addresses listed are those given for tax purposes.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Soliloquies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquies. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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