speechifying

present participle of speechify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speechifying
Verb
  • Stewardship speaking, the organization’s total water usage, across its operations and value chain, dropped 32 percent against the 2020 baseline—some 12 percent above and beyond the 20 percent reduction goal.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Dolphins cornerbacks have played well Even though Rasul Douglas, Jack Jones and Cornell Armstrong all signed during training camp, as opposed to the offseason or early last summer, Miami’s new starting trio has been played well, relatively speaking.
    Omar Kelly October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These parables sometimes read like gibberish, talking both down and up to the reader.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And its representatives are talking a big game about making the country a wellspring of world-class AI companies.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • DeBoer and his staff spent the offseason preaching the importance of sustaining everything — every game, every drive, every play.
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Franklin, who is also a minister, was inspired to tell this particular Bible story after preaching a sermon series on singleness and relationships.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Promotional graphics advertising the skillshare show a hammer, a balaclava, and walkie-talkies.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
  • As of Tuesday morning, Fleet Week was still advertising tickets for the air show that start at $150.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has been proclaiming for years that his political opponents should be locked up, but there is a gulf between loudly alleging criminal behavior and amassing the evidence necessary to prove the elements of an actual crime.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • On Thursday, the day after Kirk died,, for example, the X account of AI chatbot Perplexity was confidently proclaiming that Kirk was still alive.
    Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tang Feiji, 55, was broadcasting from Jiange County in central China when his aircraft crashed and burst into flames.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • By contrast, broadcasting over the airwaves has always been a special case.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Speechifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechifying. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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