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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
Of the various speeches, three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani sent a message to fans after winning his second championship in as many seasons with the Dodgers.
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Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
President Woodrow Wilson enacted the Cloture Rule in 1917, requiring a two-thirds majority vote to pass legislation and prevent prolonged speeches from halting debate.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Nick took charge on the sentimental speeches.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
Sustainability was a running theme in many of the night’s biggest speeches, with honorees Brandon Sorbom and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson highlighting innovations in clean energy and the urgent need for climate action.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Scroll below to relive all the highlights from the evening, including the custom cocktails, honoree speeches, and more!
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Since resigning as prime minister and giving up his seat in Parliament earlier this year, January, Trudeau is reportedly spending more time with his children, 11 to 18, while giving some speeches on behalf of Liberal Party colleagues.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Conversely, after Lai used less antagonistic language toward China in speeches this May and October, China declined to hold large military drills.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
Grammy winner Mark Ronson DJed at the reception, which also featured speeches from Swift, Sheeran, Gomez’s mom Mandy Teefey and stepdad Brian, as well as Blanco’s parents, Andrew and Sandra Levin.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
President Woodrow Wilson enacted the Cloture Rule in 1917, requiring a two-thirds majority vote to pass legislation and prevent prolonged speeches from halting debate.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Nick took charge on the sentimental speeches.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Nov. 2025
Sustainability was a running theme in many of the night’s biggest speeches, with honorees Brandon Sorbom and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson highlighting innovations in clean energy and the urgent need for climate action.
—Antonio Ferme, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Scroll below to relive all the highlights from the evening, including the custom cocktails, honoree speeches, and more!
—James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Since resigning as prime minister and giving up his seat in Parliament earlier this year, January, Trudeau is reportedly spending more time with his children, 11 to 18, while giving some speeches on behalf of Liberal Party colleagues.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Conversely, after Lai used less antagonistic language toward China in speeches this May and October, China declined to hold large military drills.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025
Grammy winner Mark Ronson DJed at the reception, which also featured speeches from Swift, Sheeran, Gomez’s mom Mandy Teefey and stepdad Brian, as well as Blanco’s parents, Andrew and Sandra Levin.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeches
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This is why the delegates translated it into multiple languages immediately and sent copies intended for King Louis XVI of France and King Carlos III of Spain on the first ship bound for Europe on July 8.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Although nothing is imminent, club sources say the hierarchy are keen to find a successor and have held talks with a number of candidates.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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For his part, Carney said his government remains ready to continue talks to reduce tariffs in certain sectors.—
Rob Gillies,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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All the tired vocabularies have been thrown out, replaced by a mad, post-minimalist openness and pluralism.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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After 2018, Jin transformed Zion Church into a semi-virtual network, uploading sermons online and encouraging members around the country to gather and watch sessions together.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Two men who represent two different bastions of power — God and country — in Oklahoma are making sermons of a kind.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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Many rank-and-file enlistees were also recent immigrants, and patriot regiments hummed with a cacophony of different tongues, accents, and dialects throughout the war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Many in that group are holding their tongues in public.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Music unites the interconnecting stories in this saga and expands its passions, with a sumptuous score by composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens that taps into a wide range of American styles, idioms and amalgams, even as the second act turns more dissonant.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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The history of labor struggle, infused with religious idioms, is a source of identity and values evident in everything from union meetings in churches to prayers on picket lines.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hawx addresses that concern directly.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The addresses listed are those given for tax purposes.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Speeches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeches. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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