as in to speak
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech
some crank mouthing off in the center of town to anyone who would listen
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Meanwhile, Piper, Lachlan and their parents have made their way to the Buddhist community so that Timothy and Victoria can speak with the monk, Luang Por Teera (Suthichai Yoon).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025 -
This is not the first time Wood has spoken about her distinctive smile while promoting The White Lotus season three.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2025
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She's laid off most of her staff and is talking with a realtor about selling the organization's office building.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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Not one person talked to me about it—not Vince, not Hunter, no one from the office.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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After premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in May and taking home the coveted Jury Prize and a joint Best Actress prize for its female ensemble (the three aforementioned performers plus Adriana Paz), discourse around Emilia Pérez lit up like a New Year’s Eve fireworks display.—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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But as posting about kids has grown into a legitimate industry online, so has discourse about the ethics of turning children into their families’ breadwinners.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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Elegantly orating about universal vastness and human connection, the Chilean/French rapper’s delivery melds poetic prose with grace.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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Sheridan has an affinity for writing characters who have lots of big things to say about the world around them and their place in it; Yellowstone features hours of John Dutton solemnly orating on the subject of Montana, the ranching way of life, and the threat posed by outside interlopers.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
20 Dec. 2024
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Dugin could declaim on their work for hours, and did.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Keeping performers’ voices in good condition for that long haul is the province of a tribe of vocal coaches in Hollywood and everywhere else people sing or declaim for their supper.—
Jonathan Margolis,
airmail.news,
21 Dec. 2024
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In 2015, Kobe Bryant announced his retirement in The Players’ Tribune.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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It was recently announced that all aspects of the federal investigation involving this case has been closed.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Mouth (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth%20%28off%29. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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