soliloquy

noun

Definition of soliloquynext
as in speech
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 But Crowther’s sleuthing determines that Joyce’s novel was a regular companion of hers, and she was particularly enchanted with Molly Bloom’s closing soliloquy. — Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 Her soliloquies reveal deep internal conflict about identity, duty, and desire. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026 Martin seems to have written plenty of those, but some of his peppier songs are also refashioned as lovestruck soliloquies. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2026 Over the last year, however, much of that feedback has been met by philosophical soliloquies and redirection. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soliloquy
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  1. speech
  2. monologue
  3. address
  4. lecture
  5. talk
Noun
  • The Supreme Court has set an extremely high bar for when the government can take adverse action because of speech about a public official or matters of public concern.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • A lot happened while Rohan and I were on vacation, but the one thing still on my mind — freshly cleansed by Hudson Valley air — is Kevin Warsh’s speech in Jackson Hole.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of speech
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  • On Friday’s episode of Real Time, the comedian mentioned the 11x Grammy-winning Queen of Country’s death at age 80 this week in his opening monologue, before making a quip about her signature busty appearance.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But Jelly Roll did make one unambiguous political commitment in his monologue.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of monologue
Noun
  • Along with the brilliant Sangare, the signing of El Hadji Malick Diouf at left-back addresses a problem area for them.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Hetzner Online reclaimed the address space 12 hours after the hijacking started by announcing the correct path.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of address
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  • One theoretical reason, Flanigan said, is that taking notes by hand creates a more meaningful and deeply processed record of information from a class lecture or meeting.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • There are two scenes in particular where Tucker is in the background as Joe digs into these guys in the hotel room and at the college lecture.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of lecture
Noun
  • Former mayor Harry Sidhu went to prison on corruption charges, and the two parties never re-engaged on talks.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • TickTalkie™ adds instant push-to-talk communication over LTE, with support for watch-to-watch, multi-user, and multi-channel conversations.
    — Jon Stojan, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of talk

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“Soliloquy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquy. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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