soliloquized

verb

past tense of soliloquize
as in spoke

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  1. recited
  2. lectured
  3. harangued
  4. sermonized
  5. expounded
  6. pontificated
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  • In Lima, Peruvians crossed themselves and recited the rosary before a life-size silicone statue of the pontiff outside a church.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The operation got underway as medical staff recited the Rosary prayer in the hospital chapel Tuesday evening.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of recited
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  • Earhart lectured at the school before embarking on her final flight.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Luann patiently attempts to explain that the women don’t like being lectured to about their business affairs, only for Vicki to abruptly answer a phone call mid-conversation.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of lectured
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  • No president has publicly harangued and harassed the Fed more to lower interest rates.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • There are, unfortunately, far too many examples of women who marry high-profile figures only to be harangued for expressing anything other than gratitude and graciousness.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of harangued
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  • At least my mother was one of those who sermonized that sentiment.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of sermonized
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  • Rosenhaus expounded on what would constitute the right fit for Hill, who suffered a terrible knee injury in September 2025.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
  • It was designed by former Nike ACG designer Carl Blakeslee, who expounded on the boot’s creation in 2008.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of expounded
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  • Lorraine, Google’s chief marketing officer, pontificated at conferences and in op-eds about building diverse, inclusive teams.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • Cable news anchors pontificated on the possible environmental toll were the Al Salmi’s cargo of two million barrels of crude discharged into the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of pontificated
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“Soliloquized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquized. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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