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Recent Examples of sermonette
In March 1969, Tom Smothers asked Mr. Steinberg to do another sermonette, although the network had banned the bit.
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Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2017
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sermonette
Noun
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At one point during five days of questioning, Miller received a lecture from Richard T. Bretzing, who ran the FBI’s L.A. office and was a bishop in the Mormon Church.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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With sample disasters like this one in mind, Fielder heads to the Aviation Technology Complex for a lecture that John Goglia is giving to students about his experience at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After Michelle Wolf's controversial monologue in 2018 received mixed reviews from critics, the WHCA chose historian Ron Chernow to present a speech the following year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Blake Lively pays tribute to her mother, who survived an attack on her life before Lively was born, in a speech at the Time100 Gala in New York.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Official news from the Vatican about the assemblies lands like a dull sermon.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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In a cynical age starving for integrity, the authenticity of his life spoke louder than any sermon.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Aledo, Texas teenager joined Melania Trump as a special White House guest for the president’s annual joint address to Congress March 3, as well as the day before for the first lady’s Capitol Hill remarks.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The response was sparse, but later, a private investigator who had seen a TV interview with Mr. Wright, for whom David had had no address, advised David to make an effort to call him.—
Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Sermonette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sermonette. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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