acceptance speech

noun

: a speech given by someone receiving an award or prize

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Producer/engineer Glyn Johns, 82, joked about that in his acceptance speech. Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2025 The pair have feuded on and off for years, following West's interruption of Swift's acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009. David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025 In his acceptance speech, Martin looked to unify the party after a somewhat contentious chair race. Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2025 In his acceptance speech, Chu — who was joined onstage by Erivo, 38, and Grande, 31, plus Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum and Marc Platt — honored everyone who helped make the adaptation so successful. Jen Juneau, People.com, 28 Jan. 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 11 Feb. 2025.

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