speechifying

present participle of speechify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for speechifying
Verb
  • An OpenAI agent infiltrated an Australian government website in June, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said when speaking to reporters at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But when speaking to CFOs about financial impact, the conversation can turn awkward.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Murphy’s staff had increasingly been talking internally about the need for members to support athlete labor rights and for college sports to have a players’ association, at the very least, if not a union.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Thomas, 56, of Algonquin, said in talking to voters, people in the district are concerned about taxes and safety.
    — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Christen is fully committed to practicing rather than preaching.
    — WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Voraotsady cooked for friends at her home, then expanded to people in her neighborhood, advertising through flyers and Instagram.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Growing by the day Besides advertising the availability of driver’s licenses, Nexus offered to sell a bevy of other forms of ID.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The goal is to avoid broadcasting that a property has been sitting untouched.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Fox's attorneys noted that Rupert Murdoch had been auto-deleting all of his text messages until about April 2022, which was after Dominion had filed its lawsuit against Fox for broadcasting unfounded conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
    — Maddy Lauria, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
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“Speechifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechifying. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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