acceptance speech

noun

: a speech given by someone receiving an award or prize

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During her emotional acceptance speech, Ricci recalled taking childhood trips with her mother from New Jersey to the Port Authority in New York for auditions. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025 During her acceptance speech, Cheyenne Woods emphasized the importance of being a player of African descent in professional golf and didn't forget to reference her illustrious uncle. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Madison shouted out Moore and other Best Actress nominees in her acceptance speech after receiving the Oscar statuette from presenter Emma Stone. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025 Saldana also highlighted this in her acceptance speech by sharing how being in a Spanish-speaking role would have made her grandmother proud. Topsie Vandenbosch, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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