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as in lecture
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
the guest of honor gave a short speech in appreciation of the award
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as in language
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
wanting to develop a writing system for his people, Sequoya created a system of 86 symbols representing all the syllables of Cherokee speech
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Recent Examples of speech
Services were full of singing and speeches as congregants filled the rows, lined the walls, and spilled into the aisles.
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Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Even after losing, Massie took jabs at Trump during his concession speech, insulting the President’s White House ballroom and highlighting the rise in gas prices.
—Connor Greene, Time, 20 May 2026
In the governor’s office statement Tuesday, Maruyama said Polis agreed with a recent Colorado Court of Appeals decision that found Peters’ speech had influenced the length of her initial sentence.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
During his speech last month, de Meo cautioned that Kering’s underperforming brands — which include McQueen, menswear company Brioni, porcelain maker Ginori 1735 and jeweler Pomellato — have two years to return to profitability.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Even after losing, Massie took jabs at Trump during his concession speech, insulting the President’s White House ballroom and highlighting the rise in gas prices.
—Connor Greene, Time, 20 May 2026
In the governor’s office statement Tuesday, Maruyama said Polis agreed with a recent Colorado Court of Appeals decision that found Peters’ speech had influenced the length of her initial sentence.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
During his speech last month, de Meo cautioned that Kering’s underperforming brands — which include McQueen, menswear company Brioni, porcelain maker Ginori 1735 and jeweler Pomellato — have two years to return to profitability.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speech
Noun
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However, he was stunned to learn how supportive his family was – there was no lecture, no argument.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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On 28 August 1947, Gombrowicz gives a lecture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong apologized for using vulgar language in a heated exchange with a fan during Sunday’s loss to the Chicago White Sox.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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In 1996, Fuhrman pleaded no contest to perjury for falsely denying his use of racist language.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Days after Air Force One departed Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit the Chinese capital for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Look, McIlroy might go out and shoot 63 on Sunday, turning the 2026 summer into a swirl of Grand Slam talk.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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That tension has long been part of Stewart’s red carpet shoe vocabulary.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
16 May 2026
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Swifties often attempt to speak or sing as Taylor Swift does, employing a similar vocabulary and vocalizations.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Leave a Reply Your email address will not be published.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Ensure addresses and subscriptions are up-to-date.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
19 May 2026
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Floating above the soundstage was a massive eyeball with a rainbow runway carpet protruding from it like a tongue.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Also unique to this new style is its circular design which replaces the traditional lattice mesh on the tongue and side ventilation cutout.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
16 May 2026
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Though the speech was likely written by the government—in keeping with long-standing tradition that the monarch speaks for the government during high-profile oration—the king did find a way to put his own flair on a few of the jokes, and got plenty of laughs from Congress.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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And Edward Norton tried to see McKellen’s poetry and raise him an even more on-the-nose piece of oration.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Many older residents speak not just Italian and Croatian, but also a local dialect derived from Old Venetian and Old Croatian.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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“Speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speech. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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