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as in talk
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
the guest of honor gave a short speech in appreciation of the award
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as in language
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
wanting to develop a writing system for his people, Sequoya created a system of 86 symbols representing all the syllables of Cherokee speech
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Recent Examples of speech
Famously, his digressive speeches require deep immersion in right-wing lore to comprehend.
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
During his rally speech later at the arena, Musk could hardly contain his enthusiasm.
—Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Trump falsely claimed during his inaugural speech the canal had fallen under Chinese control.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Getty Images Trump reiterated his idea to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America during his speech.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
During his rally speech later at the arena, Musk could hardly contain his enthusiasm.
—Thomas Beaumont, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Trump falsely claimed during his inaugural speech the canal had fallen under Chinese control.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Getty Images Trump reiterated his idea to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America during his speech.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speech
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Negotiators are aiming to clinch an agreement on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza by the weekend after marathon talks in Qatar, with mediators and negotiators from Israel and Hamas both saying a deal was closer than ever.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
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An Israeli official briefed on the talks confirmed the deal to NBC News.—
Natasha Turak,Christina Wilkie,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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Lighting too forms a kind of architectural language, with track fixtures, uplights, and Ingo Maurer icons casting a calm collective glow.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
15 Jan. 2025
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Part of the reason behind that was to control for differences between morphologically rich languages, where a single word may correspond to multiple words in morphologically simple languages.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
15 Jan. 2025
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New ways need to be developed for easily producing more compelling video lectures so more people can take part in flexible or hybrid learning.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Participants can learn about police operations, practices and objectives through lectures, interactive discussions and hands-on demonstrations, a news release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Gone will be the complex vocabulary that has often kept these issues in the hands of technical teams.—
Andrew Fingerman,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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At Notre Dame, the Irish use similar vocabulary and techniques on defense and special teams.—
Matt Baker,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Direct address is also the strength of the posy rings at Les Enluminures (A6), a dealer known for miniatures of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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His administration called on federal agencies to recruit more job candidates from underserved communities, run training programs advancing principles of equity and inclusion, and address pay inequities, among other steps.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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The watch is powered by the in-house caliber 115, a hand-wound movement that boasts a 10-day power reserve and a unique non-linear power reserve indicator shaped like a snake's tongue.—
Bhanu Chopra,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The solution, an electric current sent to your tongue, is downright weird.—
PCMag Staff,
PCMAG,
9 Jan. 2025
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Before his assassination at age 39 on April 4, 1968, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate spent a decade giving fearless orations and profound insights that continue to inspire generations, all deserving attention and consideration.—
Lydia Price,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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As a baseline, Chris Hayes points to Abraham Lincoln’s debates with Stephen A. Douglas, in the eighteen-fifties: three-hour exchanges of orations about a momentous topic, slavery.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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The body of water first showed up on European maps in the 1500s and has had at least 32 names in different languages and dialects throughout the years.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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Much of the driving dialogue is in Irish, and most importantly, in the Ulster dialect.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speech. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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