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also monolog
as in speech
a long discourse delivered by a single person
His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening.
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Recent Examples of monologue
Advertisement Frank’s monologue is the centerpiece of an episode that is, in its basic structure, unique for Lotus.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Myers also calls out his own Dr. Evil during his internal monologue.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
But Reitz's social media monologue has at times veered into more provocative terrain.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Gyllenhaal has starred in three Broadway shows, including Sunday in the Park With George and most recently in the 2019 production of A Life, a one-person monologue, which was paired with Tom Sturridge in Sea Wall.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Myers also calls out his own Dr. Evil during his internal monologue.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
But Reitz's social media monologue has at times veered into more provocative terrain.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Gyllenhaal has starred in three Broadway shows, including Sunday in the Park With George and most recently in the 2019 production of A Life, a one-person monologue, which was paired with Tom Sturridge in Sea Wall.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
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As these systems become more regularly integrated into health care, social service and legal settings, hallucinations in automatic speech recognition could lead to inaccurate clinical or legal outcomes that harm patients, criminal defendants or families in need of social support.—
Anna Choi,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unsuccessfully campaigned against the deal with a speech to Congress that was blasted by many Democrats.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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In addition to taking part in the panel discussion, Hirata was also part of a program on Thursday called Befriend Your Butterflies, a lecture examining the concept of performance anxiety through the lens of psychology and musical performance.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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Central Florida Stamp Club: Meetings include auctions and informative lectures.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Hopkins has a blast with the role, spouting off soliloquies about right and wrong while gleefully pushing buttons that plunge Eddie into near-death scenarios from behind a curtain.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Secluded vows may be especially appealing to those who are shy or feel pressured by family or friends to come up with the perfect soliloquy.—
Alix Strauss,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Catholics are opting for the Latin Mass, and public intellectual Jordan Peterson’s lectures now sound more like sermons than TED talks.—
Mike Woodruff,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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This Shabbat, Rosen gave a short sermon on the importance of breathing freely, both for oneself and for others.—
Yonat Shimron,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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