Thesaurus results for DISCOURSES

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noun

plural of discourse

as in conversations

talking or a talk between two or more people Thomas Jefferson is said to have been able to participate in knowledgeable discourse on a breathtaking array of subjects

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verb

present tense third-person singular of discourse

as in lectures

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war

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as in harangues

to talk as if giving an important and formal speech grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject

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Media discourses are considered processes for the collective social construction of reality in terms of frames and schemata. —

Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026 By the mid-1960s, the school, located in the center of Harlem, was among the few schools in the United States to publish a yearbook directly engaged with the civil rights and Black Power discourses of the era. —

Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025 By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building. —

JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025

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The idea for Vintage Store Day came out of tough conversations about survival.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Mention client conversations naturally, not performatively.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026