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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 soliloquy
Arrogant soliloquies and fourth-wall-breaking confidences dominate Stefano Bises’ chilling script.
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Judy Berman, Time, 2 Dec. 2025
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
Through relying on each other, the Bruins built team-wide messaging with Skipper, the new head coach’s soliloquies rubbing off on the team’s identity.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 15 Oct. 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
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Judy Berman, Time, 2 Dec. 2025
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
Through relying on each other, the Bruins built team-wide messaging with Skipper, the new head coach’s soliloquies rubbing off on the team’s identity.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 15 Oct. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquy
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Trump, he's done things, and then he's continued on with his speech, and then continued on to meet with world leaders.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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French President Emmanuel Macron blasted tech company executives of social media platforms over refusals to limit or restrict speech.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Feb. 2026
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These grandstanding lone wolves often have a penchant for supervillain-style monologues, and are more traditionally associated with the Trek movies than the TV shows.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The hearing lasted over five hours, with nearly every round of questioning from a Democrat reverting to a monologue from the questioner or a shouting match.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cesarina Calderon, no address listed.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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About 1 in 5 participants lived in rural areas, as determined by a federal classification system that used the women’s home address.—
Alex Crisp,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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Saturday afternoon inside the Intuit Dome often felt more like a lecture that needed to end.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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However, naming the Holocaust as a genocide in 2026, the organizers of the lecture about our book feared, would evoke contemporary associations—above all, with the genocide in Gaza.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Both countries will be having their second round of talks on Tuesday in Geneva, Tehran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC, adding that the Iran is ready to discuss restricting its nuclear program for lighter sanctions and economic benefits for both sides.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Swiss Foreign Ministry told the Associated Press that the nuclear talks will again be mediated by Oman.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Soliloquy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquy. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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