speechifying

Definition of speechifyingnext
present participle of speechify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speechifying
Verb
  • No amount of procrastination can undo the fact that language forces a decision about who is speaking, who is addressed, and who is being spoken about.
    Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • While speaking with Spectrum News, Obama Shaw said his involvement in the community inspired his run for California governor, with a platform that includes solving the homelessness crisis, building more housing, and cutting unnecessary spending.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • In a loss, OpenAI could face pressure to implement remedies like age-gating free ChatGPT accounts to protect kids, shutting down conversations that discuss violence and suicide, and removing features that the state says deceptively make ChatGPT feel like talking to a human.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
  • Cannavaro is not the first global football star to infiltrate Uzbek football (Rivaldo played for Bunyodkor for three years towards the end of his career) but his appointment certainly got a football-mad nation talking.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The Reverend Edmond Massey, preaching in the midst of London’s outbreak, captured the essence of such objections.
    Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026
  • One moment programmers were preaching the gospel of physical print inspections.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Influencers also sell them directly, advertising their WhatsApp or Telegram numbers so that people can get in.
    T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • Why Stem Cell Tourism Is Booming An increasing number of clinics worldwide are advertising stem cell transplants as a way to treat — or even cure — a sweeping list of health conditions without any science to back up those claims.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Headlines about this accomplishment were proclaiming that AI has become some sort of math genius.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • On Sunday, a new sign proclaiming Enrique Martinez Avenue was unveiled on Komensky Avenue just south of 63rd Street, in the neighborhood where Officer Martinez grew up.
    Acacia Hernandez, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • Breen was shy and almost stopped broadcasting after his first year.
    Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • In some systems, the government restricts media organizations from publishing or broadcasting certain material.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
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“Speechifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechifying. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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