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speechifying

verb

present participle of speechify

as in speaking

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Although Hamermesh was speaking in the language of economics, this isn’t too different from some of what Fairyington puts into practice.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
In a court filing Friday, Paramount agreed to slow its roll, legally speaking.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of speaking

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Last month, Heritage Baptist Church members voted against allowing Eric Crawford back into his leadership and preaching position.

— Rachel Royster July 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Continuity, creating a tight group and preaching calmness in the big moments are key parts of international management and De la Fuente followed that script perfectly.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of preaching

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To my right, a life-size hiefer advertising a meat supplier is mounted onto a pole.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2026
Aboard may very well be advertising that price to attract attention and early reservations, planning to spike the base price upon official launch.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 July 2026

Definition of advertising

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Carlson, who had just released a documentary called The End of Men, devoted hours of airtime to proclaiming Tate’s innocence; so did the right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The authors aimed to save college sports by (restricting the transfer portal) and (hard-capping NIL) but also (kneecapping the Big Ten and SEC) and proclaiming (schools can’t change conferences).

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of proclaiming

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Leadership today is far less about broadcasting information and more about creating conditions where people contribute their best thinking.

— Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The club treated it as a training fixture, allowing only accredited media to attend and broadcasting just the opening 23 minutes on the club’s television channel.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of broadcasting

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