soliloquizing

Definition of soliloquizingnext
present participle of soliloquize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquizing
Verb
  • Despite speaking different languages, Toro Sepulveda and Henry became close friends, both said.
    Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Tangipa asked, speaking on the Assembly floor.
    Katie King, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Google is famous for dodging questions by reciting platitudes on its calls.
    Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Fox News Digital later interviewed SJSU Athletic Director Jeff Konya about Slusser's claims, playing a video clip of Slusser reciting those allegations at Mountain West media days July 15.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • More often, though, Tallent demonstrates his characters’ precarity rather than declaiming about it.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes the messages got feisty, with Epstein lecturing Karp over a fee.
    Tom Schoenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Before the world complicated things with espresso machines, oat milk debates, and influencers lecturing to you about grind size, wild coffee trees were clinging to the Ethiopian highlands.
    John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That entanglement allowed Biden to traverse the country haranguing business on equity, climate, daycare, union labor, and other whole-of-government crusades—while taunting Republicans who relented for the sake of home-district dollars.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Tuesday’s report is likely to be viewed favorably by the president, who has spent the past months haranguing Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than the writer pontificating about how Pfleger needs to retire from active priesthood, how about a better use of his time by advocating the notion that pedophile priests should be retired to jail.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tenants speaking to the town council Monday said JRK initially directed them to use their renter’s insurance to pay for alternate lodging; the company later agreed to pay those expenses after talking with town officials.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Smith thinks taxpayers should spend more time talking to their tax preparers about next year’s taxes.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • On Monday, the coach took to social media with a string of posts explaining his departure, expounding on a situation with many layers.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In calmer times, a leader expounding from such heights risks sounding preachy and self-righteous.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Soliloquizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquizing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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