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as in saying
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
finally spoke her fears
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as in lecturing
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the Mayanists have been invited to speak about their latest archaeological discoveries
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Recent Examples of speaking
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Rescuers found the snowmobiler, conscious and speaking but cold, under 2 feet of snow, according to a Facebook post by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
Colbi Edmonds, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
The two have fondly praised each other on their podcasts, radio shows, speaking tours, and during special nightly news segments.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2025
Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
The final scene brought to series full-circle with an ending Miller had always envisioned, where June ends the series speaking the words that opened the show.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Julia may end this episode on a (relatively speaking, always remember) high note, but Henry … oh boy, Henry.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Rescuers found the snowmobiler, conscious and speaking but cold, under 2 feet of snow, according to a Facebook post by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
Yates stepped down as chief executive officer in March 2020 to focus on public speaking and film production.
—Colbi Edmonds, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2026
The two have fondly praised each other on their podcasts, radio shows, speaking tours, and during special nightly news segments.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2025
Verb
The tougher hurdle, historically speaking, is that the Cowboys haven’t sniffed a conference championship game in Dak’s time.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
The final scene brought to series full-circle with an ending Miller had always envisioned, where June ends the series speaking the words that opened the show.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaking
Noun
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And Two For years, these challenges have been broken down into two sets of talking points, or pillars.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The rousing trailer finds Prince Adam bored to death hiding out at a generic corporate desk job on Earth when his precious sword is discovered, which sends him on a wild odyssey back to the land of Eternia and its talking tigers, spaceships, gothic castles, and magic swords.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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However, still some others doubt the idea, saying foreign intervention might push the country towards more chaos in long term.—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension withdrew from the Good case earlier this month, saying the Justice Department had prevented state investigators from accessing evidence.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Christian author Philip Yancey is retiring from writing and lecturing after admitting to a long-running affair with a married woman.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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After teaching at Sacramento City College and lecturing at UC Davis, Fisher moved into public history, working with the California Office of Historic Preservation and the Architectural History Department at Caltrans.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Police said the woman was non-communicative.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
19 Jan. 2026
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From Ron being just the guiding light of all of it, and so understanding, communicative and gentle with me — just such a great leader in every way, shape or form.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the night’s opening monologue, Glaser alluded to the Epstein files without actually uttering Jeffrey Epstein’s name.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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During the rehearsal, Ruffalo broke the fourth wall just once, after uttering a weirdly contemporary-sounding line having to do with CBS’ newsroom possibly wanting to keep its distance from the slowly developing Nixon-scandal story.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dahl praised Wolfinger’s articulate filmmaking and ability to balance the film’s tone.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Nov. 2025
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Wu is Harvard educated, the mother of 3, the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, articulate, free of any personal scandals.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There’s no copyright contingency telling you the dragon needs to have wings or not, or George should be English, French, or Turkish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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That’s also telling us that this family is experiencing demographic change.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This year, Williams has been able to break through with some of the longer runs, his excitement oozing out of him on the field and in press conferences when discussing his evasion of a tackler, his cut and the blocks that allowed it.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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The brands winning right now are the ones discussing fiber lengths and seam integrity not just for marketing copy, but for supply chain efficiency.—
Sophia Chu,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaking. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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