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speechifying

verb

present participle of speechify

as in speaking

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Grammatically speaking, transitivity is noncontingent, referencing the direct action of a subject on an object.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
There’s plenty of decadence to go around, not only in the amenities and treatments but culinarily speaking—a surprise seven-course chef’s table dinner at Rumari Counter is good for the soul—and the combination is divine.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

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The time that sales reps used to spend talking to customers is now used to update systems.

— Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
She was elected and spent last year talking to university administrators and Greek life representatives to try to advocate for more transparency.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of talking

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So as the Knicks begin training camp with dreams of hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy again, Brown is already preaching to his players the importance of maintaining their edge.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Alpert, now Ram Dass, returned from India in white robes and bare feet, preaching and writing about consciousness.

— Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of preaching

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Several major industry players have also thrown their weight behind the bill, including the Southeastern Conference, or SEC, which has been advertising in support of the bill during college gameday.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
But the Musk trailer, which dropped Thursday, does not appear to fall in the category of the campaign advertising those bylaws were enacted to prevent.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of advertising

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It’s often been said, or at least inferred, that the International Olympic Committee occasionally wishes to market itself as an entity dedicated to proclaiming and restoring peace.

— Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
With no disrespect to Stafford, who has had a very good career, this is a bit like a former Linkin Park roadie proclaiming that if the band were to come out with another hit album, they’d be considered one of the five best.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of proclaiming

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