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as in talks
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 tongues
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
As Zwick points out, awards season is defined by endless speeches about the years and decades that not infrequently precede the making of a film.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Usually, these speeches are ceremonial diplomacy of the highest order and honor the relationship between the two nations.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
There were speeches aplenty from project insiders and an enthusiastic host, Anatoly Anatolich, who guided the festivities from start to finish.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Hawke has to sustain the rhythm and cadence of long speeches.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
Beyond Pink or Blue In this collection of speeches published in 1998, Feinberg reminds us that trans liberation has always been connected to the fight for cisgender gay, lesbian, and bisexual rights.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
Members of the public delivered emotional speeches to board members who were weighing the decisions before them.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
All that changed, in this case, were the numbers, which the men who rule Cuba got to brag about in their speeches and reports.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
In her music, boys tend to throw pebbles at her window, run to meet her in the pouring rain, make speeches in her doorway, dance with her in parking lots, cry all night outside her house, or run red lights while staring at her.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Usually, these speeches are ceremonial diplomacy of the highest order and honor the relationship between the two nations.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Sep. 2025
There were speeches aplenty from project insiders and an enthusiastic host, Anatoly Anatolich, who guided the festivities from start to finish.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Hawke has to sustain the rhythm and cadence of long speeches.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
Beyond Pink or Blue In this collection of speeches published in 1998, Feinberg reminds us that trans liberation has always been connected to the fight for cisgender gay, lesbian, and bisexual rights.
—Quispe López, Them., 29 Aug. 2025
Members of the public delivered emotional speeches to board members who were weighing the decisions before them.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
All that changed, in this case, were the numbers, which the men who rule Cuba got to brag about in their speeches and reports.
—Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
In her music, boys tend to throw pebbles at her window, run to meet her in the pouring rain, make speeches in her doorway, dance with her in parking lots, cry all night outside her house, or run red lights while staring at her.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeches
Noun
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The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, cautioned that the talks were in the early stages and that no proposal has been finalized.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Friday’s list, beyond Death, Grief and Bereavement, included talks on the basics of American Sign Language and autism spectrum distorders.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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As possessed people speak in foreign tongues and violence rises, Ahmed fears regaining memory, while the disciple fears his master’s decline may unleash an ancient evil.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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His nephew is old enough to speak both tongues, but Ammon's nieces are still too young.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For decades, BCIs were limited to toy demos and small vocabularies.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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This indicates that dogs focus on broad sound patterns rather than the finer phonetic details humans rely on, which may explain why their vocabularies remain relatively small.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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As for the general thrust of his sermons?—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Aug. 2025
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Habib Diallo, a 60-year-old former army commando, said attending the sermons and discussions with the imam taught him about the risks of home births.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Aug. 2025
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The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Workshops encouraged participants to write in the languages most natural to them, often leading to hybrid forms that reflected Miami’s cultural mix.—
Jonel Juste,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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These systems can interpret regional slang, idioms and context-specific expressions, hence minimizing both over-censorship and under-enforcement.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Allusions to myths, fables, and riffs on common idioms abound, many of them evocative and quite funny.—
Lora Kelley,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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And addresses often don’t translate well, requiring a second or third app to help find the right location.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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His approach addresses gaps that hospice care often doesn’t.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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Google says this feature supports more than 70 languages—fewer than the 251 total, including regional and national dialects, that this app supports after a series of linguistic expansions.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Speeches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeches. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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