speechified

past tense of speechify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speechified
Verb
  • The executions, announced Sunday, triggered condemnations by rights groups in the North African country that is divided between rival administrations, each backed by a set of militias and foreign governments.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Police have not announced any arrests as their investigation began late Sunday night.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In 2024, when the National Electoral Council proclaimed Nicolás Maduro the winner of the presidential election without publishing the results, opposition tallies indicated the opposition candidate, Edmundo González, had won.
    Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mother Teresa was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis during a canonization ceremony at the Vatican.
    USA Today, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The $10,000 is for a retainer for legal representation, North said, and she’s already talked to a lawyer about their concerns.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Phillips-Fein recently talked to CNN about how those ideals have eroded in recent years and why some working- class and poor people embrace the belief that extreme inequality is good for America.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The easy explanation would be the president’s enmity toward Pope Leo XIV, who has preached a gospel of kindness toward the undocumented and spoken out against the quagmire in Iran.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Nonmaterialism was the sort of wishful nonsense preached by those who weren’t in any real danger of going hungry.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The male victim was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The toddler was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in a residential pool in Harris County, Texas, on June 28, a person briefed on what happened told The Associated Press.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Springboks scrum was better than advertised until props Ox Nché and Wilco Louw were substituted.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Rams rookie quarterback Ty Simpson might assume the transition to the NFL will be a little easier than advertised — because the Chiefs made his job too easy.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
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“Speechified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechified. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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