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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
All those irreverent celebrations and comical soliloquies left no shortage of options.
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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
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
Once again, the Western canon’s most famous paramours have traded soliloquies for pointe shoes.
—Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2023
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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
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
Once again, the Western canon’s most famous paramours have traded soliloquies for pointe shoes.
—Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquy
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Journalists in the bubble get the pope’s speeches ahead of time and have occasional access to delegation members, as well as other information in real time from the Vatican spokesman.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Barbara Deer was a speech language pathologist for nearly two decades at Chicago Public Schools, CEO of the consulting company Metamorphosis Health and headed the nonprofit Juneteenth Illinois.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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By his third hosting gig in 2014, he was joined onstage during his monologue by Leonardo DiCaprio, his co-star in the searing satire The Wolf of Wall Street, a Martin Scorsese picture that netted Hill his second Oscar nomination for best supporting actor after Moneyball just three years earlier.—
Josh Spiegel,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2026
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Midway through the set, Susan Sarandon took over the spotlight for an extensive monologue delivered from a car on the festival grounds.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2026
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That address is connected to the Sunset Key Cottages, a four-star hotel.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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Letters may be up to 200 words and must be signed with your email address, city of residence and daytime phone number for verification.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Monday’s lecture was a bit more heartfelt.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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Like Secretary Shultz, Stan never once sat me down to give a lecture.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s announcement on new talks repeated his threats against Iranian infrastructure that have drawn widespread criticism and warnings of war crimes.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Tasnim said there would be no talks while the US continues to impose a maritime blockade on Iranian ports.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Soliloquy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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