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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
By actively engaging in speech and listening for a response, Archie is not only finding a way to make his friends and family laugh, but also boosting his neural processing capacities.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Her speech in Pittsburgh was screened live to a waiting crowd in Philadelphia, where a final rally would mark the end of her hundred-and-seven-day campaign.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Flanagan’s speech was impactful, and many watching couldn’t help but take note of her striking fashion choices that night.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Lalas has stuck with Donald Trump through the racist speeches, the felony convictions, the promises to jail generals and journalists, and the fiscal policies 16 Nobel-winning economists say will wreck the U.S. economy.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Her speech in Pittsburgh was screened live to a waiting crowd in Philadelphia, where a final rally would mark the end of her hundred-and-seven-day campaign.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Flanagan’s speech was impactful, and many watching couldn’t help but take note of her striking fashion choices that night.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Lalas has stuck with Donald Trump through the racist speeches, the felony convictions, the promises to jail generals and journalists, and the fiscal policies 16 Nobel-winning economists say will wreck the U.S. economy.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speech
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The city faces a deep political divide on key policy questions, such as the extent to which the large police budget should be preserved over other city services in upcoming budget talks.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The enhanced offer doesn't address a key sticking point in the contentious talks — restoration of pensions — but Boeing would raise its contributions to employee 401K plans.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yet research suggests that children up to age 5 can learn and process up to five languages.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Luckily, just in time, Nick whispers the one word in the (British) English language that instantly turns back the clock.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The museum also hosts workshops, lectures, and performances and is planning an exhibition on the workings of quantum physics for next year.Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
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In a lecture in 2012, the eminent physicist Freeman Dyson considered (opens a new tab) gravitational waves from the sun, where the violent churning of matter inside the star should constantly send out mild tremors in space-time.Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Beat communicated with advanced and exotic languages, its wide-ranging vocabulary including experimental, art-rock,pop, jazz, funk, new-wave and gamelan elements.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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But, as historian Robert O. Smith writes, since the phrase entered the country’s vocabulary, some Jewish Americans have firmly objected to it.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Oct. 2024
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Prior to being patched, the flaw exposed at least 146 user email addresses of people who posted claims of voter fraud and commented on the site.Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Monday night video address that 11,000 North Korean troops are in Kursk.Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Extra spicy In the United States, many people seek out spicy ramen, but that’s not necessarily the case in Japan, according to Osaka, where ramen wasn’t meant to bind to your tongue and set off pain receptors in your brain.Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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In the clip, which multiple outlets posted on TikTok, two dogs wander around an enclosure and pant with their tongues out.Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Just a week ago, everyone had a pretty good idea of what Donald Trump’s nomination acceptance speech tonight — his third — would be like: Just like his first two and just like the fiery oration he’s given many times.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
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Pasquale and Giuseppe are merely victims only in the most obvious scene: a grandstanding courtroom oration by a lawyer who accuses Italy for its indifference to the suffering of street kids.Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
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The delightful elocution of their dry-as-martini witticisms (dialect coach Nancy Carlin) adds to the joys of this period piece.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Scholars say their separation from the mainland caused residents to retain much of their African heritage, including their unique dialect and skills and crafts such as cast-net fishing and basket-weaving.Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speech. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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