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also monologs
as in lectures
a long discourse delivered by a single person
His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening.
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Recent Examples of monologues
That said, the associated drawbacks include a penchant for expressing your inner monologues as very public arguments, and an insatiable urge to eat heads.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Marlowe and Shakespeare were just refreshers for me and also gave me a chance to act out monologues for my cellmates, much to their delight and confusion.
—Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
That timeline means Colbert was developing a blockbuster screenplay pitch as far back as roughly 2024, all while delivering monologues and interviewing guests five nights a week.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The film’s theatrical provenance reveals itself in long monologues in the Marilyn confessional room, and Pedretti delivers one that reveals the depth beyond Cherry’s ditzy exterior.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The film’s theatrical provenance reveals itself in long monologues in the Marilyn confessional room and Pedretti delivers one that reveals the depth beyond Cherry’s ditzy exterior.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Sarah and Paul were getting huge monologues to memorize every night, and those would then be rewritten.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Much of Peter Finch's raging wildfire of a performance is delivered in extended monologues, but the nuanced Australian actor portrays the man's brokenness even during his horsepower speeches.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
If the legislature paced the flow of business better, the gasbag Republicans, whose ranks grow smaller and smaller, would lose their power to disrupt with hours of monologues.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Marlowe and Shakespeare were just refreshers for me and also gave me a chance to act out monologues for my cellmates, much to their delight and confusion.
—Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
That timeline means Colbert was developing a blockbuster screenplay pitch as far back as roughly 2024, all while delivering monologues and interviewing guests five nights a week.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The film’s theatrical provenance reveals itself in long monologues in the Marilyn confessional room, and Pedretti delivers one that reveals the depth beyond Cherry’s ditzy exterior.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The film’s theatrical provenance reveals itself in long monologues in the Marilyn confessional room and Pedretti delivers one that reveals the depth beyond Cherry’s ditzy exterior.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Sarah and Paul were getting huge monologues to memorize every night, and those would then be rewritten.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
Much of Peter Finch's raging wildfire of a performance is delivered in extended monologues, but the nuanced Australian actor portrays the man's brokenness even during his horsepower speeches.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
If the legislature paced the flow of business better, the gasbag Republicans, whose ranks grow smaller and smaller, would lose their power to disrupt with hours of monologues.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologues
Noun
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Trust is not built through speeches or press conferences.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Attendees, including some who had been chosen as convention delegates in the previous week, lined up to talk them after after the speeches.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many of Silverblatt’s best moments come not in conversation but in his soliloquies delivered to the author who is ostensibly being interviewed.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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In Network, as a harried TV executive, Duvall is similarly roaring, spitting some great Paddy Chayefsky soliloquies with relish.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This was evident in the themes of his sermons.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Friday prayer leaders often deliver sermons aligned with government messaging.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Monologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologues. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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