soliloquizing

present participle of soliloquize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquizing
Verb
  • Mamdani appeared to double down Tuesday, while speaking to reporters about the forthcoming heat wave.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 July 2026
  • So, Galetto was delighted to learn that the first American pope would be speaking live and receiving an award less than two miles from his church, on the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday.
    Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • From the whitewashing controversy to the toxic love to the daring costumes, the discourse is going to be discoursing.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Gerald speaks in a forceful cadence, like a start-up founder reciting a LinkedIn post.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • According to the police report, Diaz-Torres failed balancing tests, walking in a straight line and reciting the alphabet.
    Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 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
  • College professors spend less time lecturing than a typical sportswriter creating fake controversies to criticize.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • If and until that day comes, there will be fingerpointing, lecturing and posturing, all of which has flowed freely in the wake of the Sorsby decision.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Benatia got a three-month suspension for haranguing a fourth official.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • While American pundits wrote haranguing op-eds warning that the breaking of diplomatic precedent would prompt China to escalate war, ordinary people in Taiwan celebrated.
    Michelle Kuo, The Dial, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Known as the Dragon Slayer, he’s often shown meditating, praying, waxing philosophical, and pontificating on nobility, integrity and honor.
    Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the order to evacuate was played over loudspeakers on the National Mall, some people appeared to be standing in place, talking with those around them and not exiting the area, while others were walking toward exits.
    Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • His straight-talking and cliche-less approach hasn’t stopped, either.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 4 July 2026
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“Soliloquizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquizing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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