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
Even the man who wrote eloquent romantic soliloquies that have endured centuries still royally pissed off his wife on the regular.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquies
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Grammy winner Mark Ronson DJed at the reception, which also featured speeches from Swift, Sheeran, Gomez’s mom Mandy Teefey and stepdad Brian, as well as Blanco’s parents, Andrew and Sandra Levin.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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The ceremony was attended by some of the couple's famous pals, including Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, both of whom gave speeches.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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But although Bean is a strong actor, his role is mostly reactive, creating an imbalance in the two-character scenes that dominate the movie, and a slight staginess in a structure built around chewy monologues.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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Still, given that the video has only been online for one day, and is likely to remain a topic of national discourse for some time, the video will continue accruing viewership, and has certainly outpaced recent monologues by a large factor.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Customers looking for suggested dates for military or international addresses should visit the USPS holiday shipping page.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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Additional export restrictions were imposed on 26 entities and three procurement addresses.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Health care talks plant seeds to resolve shutdown Federal subsidies for people to participate in the Affordable Care Act, which is nicknamed Obamacare, are expiring at the end of the year.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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President Petr Pavel, who will appoint the next prime minister, was expected to start talks with party leaders on Sunday.—
Reuters 3 hr ago,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Soliloquies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquies. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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