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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
There is not just devastation inside the sentiments that replace the play’s epic monologues with singing soliloquies, but also piercing joy and emphatic defiance.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
In Kevin Smith’s Mallrats or Chasing Amy, as annoying and up-their-own-ass as those movies can be, the world might have stopped for a moment to let the character go off on a soliloquy about J Dilla beats.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
First Debate: The two-hour debate was frequently chaotic and rife with soliloquies on everything from e-bikes and housing to the president’s deportation agenda and Israel.
—Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 10 June 2025
Trump then launched into a lengthy soliloquy about how the law had been weaponized against him and the role of law firms in that unfair treatment.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
In Kevin Smith’s Mallrats or Chasing Amy, as annoying and up-their-own-ass as those movies can be, the world might have stopped for a moment to let the character go off on a soliloquy about J Dilla beats.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 20 June 2025
First Debate: The two-hour debate was frequently chaotic and rife with soliloquies on everything from e-bikes and housing to the president’s deportation agenda and Israel.
—Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times, 10 June 2025
Trump then launched into a lengthy soliloquy about how the law had been weaponized against him and the role of law firms in that unfair treatment.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquy
Noun
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Don't sweat it — music aficionados can tune in and rock out to all of the stellar performances, speeches, and festivities via livestream this year.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, Victoria gave Brooklyn a special nod while thanking her children during a speech.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The way Judge’s monologue was the tipping point of his tenure, the concussion suffered by rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart on Sunday could be the final straw for Daboll.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sketches such as last night’s Oval Office monologue compact the coal of the administration’s info dumps into little diamonds of comedy, freeing the writers and cast to pursue more escapist fare.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But with each move, their stalker was able to find the new address.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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People shared their addresses via Instagram direct message to Langford, who used the restaurant’s delivery app to create a route for Clement to drive through.—
Esther Tseng,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Nov. 2025
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Chapter Five is actually just a lecture that somebody gives—somebody who turns out to be the protagonist, Tunde.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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But at a lecture in Tel Aviv, Israel, about 25 years ago, the audience’s response took Lack by surprise.—
Meg Tirrell,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The van reaches home ground and no one talks and the only sound along that final stretch is El Camello slapping himself to scare away mosquitoes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Senators are engaging in behind-the-scenes talks to reopen the government.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Soliloquy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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