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Recent Examples of talkathon
Even with Ralph Fiennes, one of our finest stage actors, portraying Moses, the play often comes across as an information-shoveling talkathon.
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Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
He was hired by Mutual to succeed the recently deceased Long John Nebel as host of a weeknight coast-to-coast radio talkathon for night owls and early risers.
—New York Times, 23 Jan. 2021
At this point any real progress on immigration (other than the aforementioned mini-deal) is a long shot, so the talkathon in the Senate, however interesting and healthy, may represent little more than wind in the sails of a ship going nowhere.
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Feb. 2018
Wearing four-inch heels and forgoing any breaks, Pelosi spent much of the rare talkathon reading personal letters from the young immigrants whose temporary protection from deportation is set to expire next month.
—Steve Peoples and Alan Fram, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018
US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris global climate change agreement last week gave a boost in one area: media attention to the oceans talkathon.
—Richard Roth, CNN, 7 June 2017
Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
He was hired by Mutual to succeed the recently deceased Long John Nebel as host of a weeknight coast-to-coast radio talkathon for night owls and early risers.
—New York Times, 23 Jan. 2021
At this point any real progress on immigration (other than the aforementioned mini-deal) is a long shot, so the talkathon in the Senate, however interesting and healthy, may represent little more than wind in the sails of a ship going nowhere.
—Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 13 Feb. 2018
Wearing four-inch heels and forgoing any breaks, Pelosi spent much of the rare talkathon reading personal letters from the young immigrants whose temporary protection from deportation is set to expire next month.
—Steve Peoples and Alan Fram, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018
US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris global climate change agreement last week gave a boost in one area: media attention to the oceans talkathon.
—Richard Roth, CNN, 7 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talkathon
Noun
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The date of the symposium offered a clue to the chaos: It was held in August because the month is effectively dead for recruiting.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Others are into the burlesque shows or the symposiums.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Pressed for time, Elliott handed over his introductory seminar to his teaching assistant: a young Kissinger, whose reverence for Germanic philosophers Brzezinski found off-putting.—
Niall Ferguson,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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The seminar, which is held annually for judges interested in this conservative legal theory, was hosted by the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Peter Aiken/Getty Images Footage of the incident has since gone viral and circulated online, drawing widespread attention and sparking discussion among fans and analysts around the team and its players.—
Cecil Merkerson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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They had never been formally told that Las Vegas would be the destination, but it had been hinted at in some discussions.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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Simply uploading a meeting transcript to generate a summary can result in the inadvertent exposure of restricted content.—
Nino Letteriello,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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That meeting came after the president traveled to Alaska for a sit-down with Putin on Friday.—
Semafor Staff,
semafor.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Denzel Washington has his own take on the cancel culture debate.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The debate also drew contrasts between American and European dining.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Existing anger or frustration — for example, during a small confrontation — will only be exacerbated if a partner adds further emotional charge to the conversation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The poem, which Brown first encountered on social media, describes a conversation between two people walking in a valley.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Those early chat rooms and instant messages could only hint at the manifold ways the internet would come to shape our culture.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Kurt's Key Takeaways Who would have guessed the ordinary Notes app could double as a secret chat room?—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Then, the production sound goes to Evan, our dialogue editor, who prepares the sound for mixing.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the absence of traditional dialogue, Branko and co. find comfort in nonverbal trysts with nature, which are inherent to Komljen’s scripts.—
Sonya Vseliubska,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Talkathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talkathon. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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