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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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Rull said her boss, Cutié, also didn’t know how the $150,000 for the rodeo and the mayors’ symposium was added to Aviation’s budget.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sulwhasoo’s research with Johns Hopkins University is ongoing, and the company will continue to host the symposium annually to unveil additional research.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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And analysis from our powerhouse roundtable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Their remarks came after Vance hosted a roundtable of aviation, travel and union leaders at the White House, where participants discussed temporary solutions — including the recruitment of more air traffic controllers.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Now that his non-compete is expiring, Xavier is officially accepting bookings for matches, signings, and seminars on the independent circuit.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The skyscraper seminar was organized as an opportunity for participants to share their takeaways with a select crowd of Japanese industry and government figures.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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The eyeball test says BYU and Cincinnati are legit good, and Texas Tech belongs in that same discussion.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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And this model of access, dependent on negotiation and renegotiation and repeated discussions about individual items, is neither sustainable nor capable of delivering aid at the scale that is needed.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement In April 2021, Min Aung Hlaing personally agreed at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting to the Five Point Consensus intended to end the bloodshed and open a path toward dialogue.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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At Tesla’s annual meeting on Thursday, shareholders voted in favor of giving CEO Musk a gargantuan, record-shattering pay package that could give him stock worth $1 trillion after several years.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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China’s apparent surge in missile production comes as the US expends sophisticated defense systems in Ukraine and Israel, causing some ammunition shortages and sparking debate in Washington about how and where to deploy its high-end weapons.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Since the advent of the transfer portal and the rise of name, image and likeness (NIL), there have been countless debates about how to create and adjust a system to establish guardrails when necessary.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In an exclusive clip from their conversation below, which was shared with PEOPLE before the interview airs, Lara asks Hines how those close to her responded when Kennedy fully embraced MAGA.—
Greta Bjornson,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Beyond just apartments, the conversation in many races revolved — and diverged — around candidates’ attitudes toward growth in general.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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The liberal chat room turned sour—my God, what a snake pit that must have been.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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One chat room was set up specifically for contractors thinking of shuttering their firms and features more than 100 mostly anonymous members.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Talkathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talkathon. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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