speechifying

Definition of speechifyingnext
present participle of speechify
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Verb
  • The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the behind-the-scenes diplomacy, added that Islamabad is receiving support from other regional countries in its peace efforts.
    Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • There were crackling sounds coming from the radio, someone speaking over the noise of a crowd.
    Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Wasserman was the evening’s major speaker and arrived at the event as reporters were talking to Cherfilus-McCormick.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • Schrage was talking, of course, about AI agents, those software programs created to autonomously take action on your behalf and interact with other humans or programs.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Was always preaching that the kids attack the ball, even as a defender.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Promoting financial literacy to young people Bessent is not a newcomer to preaching financial literacy.
    Fatima Hussein, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • More than half of Premier League front-of-shirt deals are due for renewal and, with betting-advertising regulations changing, the industry feedback is that sponsorship levels on offer have been depressed somewhat.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Near MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, for example, one hotel that normally charges around $200 a night was advertising a rate of $800 on nights around June World Cup matches.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Which is to say that its power as a mode of redress in the first sense—as agent for proclaiming and correcting injustices—is being appealed to constantly.
    Nick Laird, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Today, there's writing on the wall outside, proclaiming the miracle of Ho Khanh.
    Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • By a wonderful twist of fate, ESPN was broadcasting Thursday’s game.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
  • How to watch ION will be broadcasting the game live.
    Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
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“Speechifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechifying. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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