soliloquizing

Definition of soliloquizingnext
present participle of soliloquize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquizing
Verb
  • Kirk, a conservative activist, was fatally shot while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in September, 2025.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shared his outlook on the job market while speaking to a Principles of Economics class at Harvard University on March 30, 2026, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • From the whitewashing controversy to the toxic love to the daring costumes, the discourse is going to be discoursing.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Where ancient midwives had summoned divine assistance by uttering incantations, medieval maternity caregivers called upon saintly mothers by reciting rhythmical charms.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Indeed, the simple enough ad campaign — which sees Kidman saunter in from the rain to walk up and down the aisles of an empty theater, reciting some incredibly memorable dialogue — went out into the world and made its mark.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Therefore, now is not the time to be lecturing our partners and allies.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
  • That includes lecturing, building curriculum, pursuing research and speaking about university policy.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • After haranguing the receptionist, he was eventually granted a 15-minute audience with Fujita, who advised his teenage devotee to focus on future technologies like computers.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Known as the Dragon Slayer, he’s often shown meditating, praying, waxing philosophical, and pontificating on nobility, integrity and honor.
    Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The married father of two sons, who had been on the force for seven months, was making his regular rounds and stopped at Circle K, spotting Teresa talking with a 16-year-old boy outside the store, according to court records.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But our cast from Hunting Wives happened to be at the party, and there was Ted talking to them and taking selfies.
    Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Soliloquizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquizing. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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