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a long, usually serious spoken discourse that a character in a play delivers to an audience and that reveals the character's thoughts
Hamlet's famous soliloquy
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Recent Examples of soliloquy
An exhibition at the Red Eight Gallery in London is immortalizing the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time through portraits that can blink, breathe and rattle off soliloquies.
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
For Stone, who plays the role of company visionary and is prone to Deadhead style soliloquies, the surroundings have deeper meaning too.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2010
Goldberg: The final soliloquy of the play—no spoilers here—is augmented by AI.
—Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
He’s taken to reframing classics — a Hamlet with the ensemble onstage watching his soliloquies; a Glass Menagerie in which Laura Wingfield, often acted with a slight limp, was played by an actress who uses a wheelchair.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
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Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
For Stone, who plays the role of company visionary and is prone to Deadhead style soliloquies, the surroundings have deeper meaning too.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2010
Goldberg: The final soliloquy of the play—no spoilers here—is augmented by AI.
—Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
He’s taken to reframing classics — a Hamlet with the ensemble onstage watching his soliloquies; a Glass Menagerie in which Laura Wingfield, often acted with a slight limp, was played by an actress who uses a wheelchair.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquy
Noun
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After Michelle Wolf's controversial monologue in 2018 received mixed reviews from critics, the WHCA chose historian Ron Chernow to present a speech the following year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Blake Lively pays tribute to her mother, who survived an attack on her life before Lively was born, in a speech at the Time100 Gala in New York.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Booker’s speech also aligned with another convention of long speeches – his monologue was broken up by the parliamentary questions of fellow senators.—
Erik Johnson,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
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Kimmel is one of Hollywood’s most outspoken critics of Trump, often using his late-night monologues to eviscerate the president’s behavior and lawmaking.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2025
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Your name, current and previous addresses, phone number, Social Security number, date of birth, and current and previous employers are also listed on your credit history.—
Alexandria White,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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The family’s address and the address of her husband’s previous employer have been posted all over social media.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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At one point during five days of questioning, Miller received a lecture from Richard T. Bretzing, who ran the FBI’s L.A. office and was a bishop in the Mormon Church.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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With sample disasters like this one in mind, Fielder heads to the Aviation Technology Complex for a lecture that John Goglia is giving to students about his experience at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Russia and Ukraine haven't held direct talks in years.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Iranian regime is enjoying the air of legitimacy granted to it by the Trump administration’s sudden pivot to direct talks with Tehran over its nuclear program.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Soliloquy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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