variants
also monologs
as in speeches
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
Think clips, quotes, and memes, not monologues.
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Maha Abouelenein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Kenan Thompson does a similar bit over Fineman, and then a split screen brings them together; their respective monologues are funny, but the success of the sketch is really about the specific way both performers, Nwodim especially, are able to dig into their issues.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
The underlying themes are mostly left for Dafoe to explain in lengthy monologues.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
He’s best known for playing deadpan game show hosts and offering tongue-in-cheek Weekend Update monologues about topics like getting a Real ID and a potential TikTok ban.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
That’s crucial because, although the screenplay is grounded in biographical research, Mitevska eschews expository monologues that might fill in backstory.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
While the monologues arguably paint a better picture of Taylor’s narrative when watching the video album in sequence, Taylor shines onscreen as well.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Or even just to have something to say, in the vein of the visceral screeds of Glassjaw, the macabre monologues of Drowningman, or the esoteric wordplay of At the Drive-In.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Maha Abouelenein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Kenan Thompson does a similar bit over Fineman, and then a split screen brings them together; their respective monologues are funny, but the success of the sketch is really about the specific way both performers, Nwodim especially, are able to dig into their issues.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
The underlying themes are mostly left for Dafoe to explain in lengthy monologues.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
He’s best known for playing deadpan game show hosts and offering tongue-in-cheek Weekend Update monologues about topics like getting a Real ID and a potential TikTok ban.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Aug. 2025
That’s crucial because, although the screenplay is grounded in biographical research, Mitevska eschews expository monologues that might fill in backstory.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
While the monologues arguably paint a better picture of Taylor’s narrative when watching the video album in sequence, Taylor shines onscreen as well.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Or even just to have something to say, in the vein of the visceral screeds of Glassjaw, the macabre monologues of Drowningman, or the esoteric wordplay of At the Drive-In.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologues
Noun
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The day will end with a state banquet, during which both the king and president will make speeches.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Then comes the multi-course banquet at St George’s Hall, complete with toasts and speeches, beneath a ceiling decorated with the coats of arms of every single Knight of the Garter since the order was founded in the 14th century.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even the man who wrote eloquent romantic soliloquies that have endured centuries still royally pissed off his wife on the regular.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Kyle Reynolds, pastor at Kenwood Baptist Church, and Cory Bowman, a Cincinnati mayoral candidate and Vice President JD Vance's half-brother, called for unity in sermons to the crowd.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Sep. 2025
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And several Black pastors rejected the celebration of Kirk’s legacy during their Sunday sermons.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Monologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologues. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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