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as in lectures
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
the guest of honor gave a short speech in appreciation of the award
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as in languages
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
wanting to develop a writing system for his people, Sequoya created a system of 86 symbols representing all the syllables of Cherokee speech
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Recent Examples of speeches
Braves Hall of Famer and Snitker’s friend Terry Pendleton, former player Jeff Francoeur and Hall of Famer Chipper Jones gave speeches during the ceremony.
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Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
That night, Fields and Nancy McKeon gave speeches in her honor.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Talarico’s sermonic speeches are largely about inclusivity and justice.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The ceremony is known for requesting that winners give speeches that are only five words long.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Springsteen sat in the front row, but spent a large portion of the night delivering speeches and jamming with the inductees.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
At the center, there is Springsteen, with a world-weariness in his speeches that is in no way mirrored in his performance level, which would feel spirited and energized for a man of half his 76 years.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
This part of the curriculum drives home something Donovan often emphasizes in teacher training and speeches; that bias is best understood as a neurological process.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Trust is not built through speeches or press conferences.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
That night, Fields and Nancy McKeon gave speeches in her honor.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Talarico’s sermonic speeches are largely about inclusivity and justice.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
The ceremony is known for requesting that winners give speeches that are only five words long.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Springsteen sat in the front row, but spent a large portion of the night delivering speeches and jamming with the inductees.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
At the center, there is Springsteen, with a world-weariness in his speeches that is in no way mirrored in his performance level, which would feel spirited and energized for a man of half his 76 years.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
This part of the curriculum drives home something Donovan often emphasizes in teacher training and speeches; that bias is best understood as a neurological process.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
Trust is not built through speeches or press conferences.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeches
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The Final Jeopardy question, which fell under the world languages category, asked for the alphabetically first and last of South Africa's 12 official languages.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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When there is no war on, the shelter functions as a community center, complete with a Filipino church, a refugee health clinic, and retailers catering to customers in more than a dozen languages.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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But data-sharing concerns prompted Zimbabwe to abandon talks this year over a similar deal to Ghana’s, and led a Kenyan court to suspend implementation of an agreement between Washington and Nairobi.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The mixed results came on a day of rising oil prices and elevated gas prices, amid reports that Iran war peace talks have reached an impasse.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the October 2025 study that followed families over time, children who spent more time with digital media at age 2 tended to have smaller vocabularies at age 3, regardless of the child’s temperament or the caregiver’s personality traits.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Teams were asked to learn new interfaces, adopt new vocabularies, and take responsibility for outputs whose behavior remained probabilistic rather than deterministic.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even when the Lord’s name was left out, Stanley speeches sounded like sermons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Late in his life, Dollison delivered sermons for Church of Christ congregations in Rector, Greenway and Jonesboro, as well as in the Missouri communities of Leachville and Campbell.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Houseflies find sugar with their feet, which are 10 million times more sensitive than human tongues.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Composer Paul has concocted a pastiche of songs forever on the edge of our memories if not our tongues.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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Before his assassination at age 39 on April 4, 1968, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate spent a decade giving fearless orations and profound insights that continue to inspire generations, all deserving attention and consideration.—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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His orations of statistics, stories, and argumentative persuasion at colleges were energetic, frictious, and necessary to unshackle us from grievance and tribalism.—
Alex Rosado,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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If the assignment is to translate something from a foreign language, there are plenty of tools and resources that can do it for you, including by recognizing and figuratively translating idioms.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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Those books introduced me to a vision of American teenage life and taught me the rhythms and idioms of American English, nuances that would later replace my Britishisms and shape my career as a journalist.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The new draft law on conscription will replace an existing law dating from 2006 that was never implemented and no longer addresses current and future needs, a government spokesperson said Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Taste of Baldwin Park creator David Merritt has been hustling in this part of town for decades, even before it was ranked among the city’s most desirable addresses.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Speeches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeches. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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