soliloquy

noun

Definition of soliloquynext
as in speech
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 Her soliloquies reveal deep internal conflict about identity, duty, and desire. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026 Martin seems to have written plenty of those, but some of his peppier songs are also refashioned as lovestruck soliloquies. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 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 The soliloquy was something of a showstopper at every performance. — Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soliloquy
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  1. speech
  2. monologue
  3. address
  4. lecture
  5. talk
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  • During a trip to China, Huang gave a speech at the opening of the supply chain trade fair and met Chinese politicians.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • The head of the University of Missouri System, for example, warned employees at the time that their online speech could result in termination.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of speech
Noun
  • This show, with a 40-page monologue and a large degree of audience interaction, is a big leap for her first time on Broadway.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
  • The strategy opened the door for some of the film’s best sequences — including Norton’s moving monologue that reveals more depth to his character.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 1 July 2026
Definition of monologue
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  • The man was identified Wednesday by the coroner’s bureau as Keith Barnes, 37, who had addresses in Oakland and Sacramento.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Officers were in Biddeford, surveilling an address for a person with a final order of removal from the country, then tried to stop a vehicle driven by someone coming from that address, DHS said.
    — Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of address
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  • Classical fans who missed festival co-artistic director Susan Waterfall’s lecture and documentary on the master can stream the film for free (though donations are encouraged).
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
  • In 2009, when D’Souza was a student at Oxford, the venture capitalist Peter Thiel gave a guest lecture.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of lecture
Noun
  • Additional programmable keys can be assigned to common functions such as push-to-talk, sending prompts, or accepting and rejecting code changes.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • Radio talk-show callers may disagree, but fans who squint might have seen a couple of rays of hope over the last three-and-a-half months.
    — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of talk

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“Soliloquy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquy. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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