as in speech
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
the celebrated orations of Daniel Webster in unwavering support of the federal union
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In 1982, Fulbright’s alma mater (and my own), the University of Arkansas, held a ceremony renaming its College of Arts and Sciences after him, with an oration by the economist John Kenneth Galbraith.
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Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
Some Union soldiers attended the event, and two Union officers delivered orations, each focusing on the topic of reconciliation between the honorable foes.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Sen. Cory Booker's impassioned oration against the policies of President Trump's administration — with the help of multiple fellow Democrats — didn't just break the record for the longest Senate floor speech in history.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
Booker’s speech was a wide-ranging protest One unusual element of Booker’s oration is that it was not focused on just one narrow issue.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2021
Some Union soldiers attended the event, and two Union officers delivered orations, each focusing on the topic of reconciliation between the honorable foes.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Sen. Cory Booker's impassioned oration against the policies of President Trump's administration — with the help of multiple fellow Democrats — didn't just break the record for the longest Senate floor speech in history.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
Booker’s speech was a wide-ranging protest One unusual element of Booker’s oration is that it was not focused on just one narrow issue.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oration
speech
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After the speech went viral, Springsteen released it as a track with a collection of recordings from that performance.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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What kind of speech is protected by the First Amendment?—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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“Oration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oration. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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