acceptance speech

noun

: a speech given by someone receiving an award or prize

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In his acceptance speech for One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson thanked his first AD Adam Somner. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2026 Related Stories In his acceptance speech, Anderson spent much of the time paying tribute to late assistant director Adam Somner, who died in 2024. Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026 Bad Bunny, who took home the top award of the night, dedicated his acceptance speech to the current political climate. Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Finneas O’Connell took to social media to defend Billie Eilish and her Grammys acceptance speech from a specific demographic that was angered by her remarks. Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for acceptance speech

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“Acceptance speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acceptance%20speech. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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