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
Her soliloquies reveal deep internal conflict about identity, duty, and desire.
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Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Over the last year, however, much of that feedback has been met by philosophical soliloquies and redirection.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
Many of Silverblatt’s best moments come not in conversation but in his soliloquies delivered to the author who is ostensibly being interviewed.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
In Network, as a harried TV executive, Duvall is similarly roaring, spitting some great Paddy Chayefsky soliloquies with relish.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
My mom and her soliloquies, Mom being Mom.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Do it in English, but do the soliloquies in French, maybe.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
All those irreverent celebrations and comical soliloquies left no shortage of options.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Where most 1960s bands were cutting 3-minute singles from the studio, the Dead were jamming 30 minute soliloquies on the stage several nights a week.
—Brian Halligan, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Over the last year, however, much of that feedback has been met by philosophical soliloquies and redirection.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
Many of Silverblatt’s best moments come not in conversation but in his soliloquies delivered to the author who is ostensibly being interviewed.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
In Network, as a harried TV executive, Duvall is similarly roaring, spitting some great Paddy Chayefsky soliloquies with relish.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
My mom and her soliloquies, Mom being Mom.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Do it in English, but do the soliloquies in French, maybe.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
All those irreverent celebrations and comical soliloquies left no shortage of options.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Where most 1960s bands were cutting 3-minute singles from the studio, the Dead were jamming 30 minute soliloquies on the stage several nights a week.
—Brian Halligan, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquies
Noun
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My speeches, however, fell on deaf ears mostly.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Such speeches are rare and often become one of the most important of a pontificate.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The guy with all the monologues about how important art and storytelling are, and how agents are a mission-critical part of that work, is not going to end this series in the mail room.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Concha said the show employs 22 writers to write Colbert’s monologues, according to the show credits.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The small Nordic country had applied to join the EU in 2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis, before suspending membership talks four years later.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Wednesday’s talks lasted nearly nine hours and came after a full day of talks on Tuesday at the US State Department.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Noun
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The final pillar of Skydream's platform addresses the cabin experience.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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In an effort to reach Ray for comments, CBS News Miami visited two addresses linked to her and placed a phone call, but those efforts were unanswered.—
Chelsea Jones,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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“Soliloquies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquies. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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