as in speech
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
gave an eloquent peroration celebrating the nation's long tradition of religious tolerance and pluralism
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Recent Examples of peroration
People stayed on their feet all through Booker’s stirring peroration, the kind that feels more natural on the eve of a big election than during the dead of winter.
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Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026
In a climactic peroration, Chaplin finally talks — and talks — in direct address, straight into the camera, delivering an impassioned anti-war, pro-tolerance message.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
And yet virtually nobody credited Putin with savvy for his initial peroration on Russia's ancient history.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
In the second of the two movements, Noseda kept the rhythms and tempo largely straightforward, with little Romantic push-and-pull, creating an appealing, plain-spoken rhetoric that, nevertheless, left the music wanting peroration.
—Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2020
De Gaulle’s peroration got the scene only partly right.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2019
The president’s wintertime inconstancy was a matter of little concern to attendees in Dallas, who enthusiastically cheered Mr. Trump’s perorations on subjects ranging from North Korean peace talks to his vote tally in the Electoral College.
—Alexander Burns, New York Times, 4 May 2018
Reagan said more in his average 35-minute remarks than Bill Clinton ever did in his average 75-minute perorations.
—Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2018
Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026
In a climactic peroration, Chaplin finally talks — and talks — in direct address, straight into the camera, delivering an impassioned anti-war, pro-tolerance message.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
And yet virtually nobody credited Putin with savvy for his initial peroration on Russia's ancient history.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
In the second of the two movements, Noseda kept the rhythms and tempo largely straightforward, with little Romantic push-and-pull, creating an appealing, plain-spoken rhetoric that, nevertheless, left the music wanting peroration.
—Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2020
De Gaulle’s peroration got the scene only partly right.
—Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2019
The president’s wintertime inconstancy was a matter of little concern to attendees in Dallas, who enthusiastically cheered Mr. Trump’s perorations on subjects ranging from North Korean peace talks to his vote tally in the Electoral College.
—Alexander Burns, New York Times, 4 May 2018
Reagan said more in his average 35-minute remarks than Bill Clinton ever did in his average 75-minute perorations.
—Andrew Malcolm, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peroration
Noun
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The president will headline the event and give a speech.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The policy says students within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools retain First Amendment rights while also outlining circumstances the school can restrict speech deemed disruptive.—
Zaire Breedlove,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The greatest of all Fourth of July orations was delivered in 1852, on the 76th anniversary of American independence, by Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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Though the speech was likely written by the government—in keeping with long-standing tradition that the monarch speaks for the government during high-profile oration—the king did find a way to put his own flair on a few of the jokes, and got plenty of laughs from Congress.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Peroration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peroration. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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