Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speechifying
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While speaking with officer Marvin Kirk Brown, who issued the warrant, the victims' parents said the minors were child actors who met Busfield on the set of the FOX series The Cleaning Lady, where Busfield served as a director, according to the arrest warrant.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026 -
These culturally sensitive classes are led by experienced Vietnamese educators and are tailored to the needs of Vietnamese-speaking families.—
MemorialCare Medical Group,
Oc Register,
10 Jan. 2026
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Frankly, talking cost per use, the nail care hack pays for itself.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Seconds before the shooting, Good and her wife are seen talking to Ross.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Throughout Arizona’s tailspin, Gannon stuck to the blueprint, preaching process and patience during moments that publicly demanded more.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Midway through William Greaves’s documentary Nationtime, which follows the 1972 National Black Political Convention, a woman named Audley Moore stands in a busy hallway preaching to people’s backs.—
Dara T. Mathis,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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Reputation travels faster than advertising.—
Parin Moradiya,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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McDonald’s has pushed back against claims in a class action lawsuit that the company misled customers by advertising the McRib as a rib meat sandwich when its patty allegedly comes from other pork cuts.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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Even with Lincoln’s executive order proclaiming freedom for the slaves, the practice continued until the war was completed.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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The political and religious cast of the crowd in Bloomington was signaled by the street vendors, who were doing brisk business offering red, white, and black make america great again hats, along with caps proclaiming jesus won and sweatshirts emblazoned with freedom and Kirk’s signature.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The video depicts deputies struggling to enter before getting inside and arresting demonstrators, who had been broadcasting demands that Stanford place divestment proposals on an upcoming Board of Trustees agenda.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Theresa Hall stood at the back of the protest crowd, broadcasting with her phone.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Speechifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechifying. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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