as in conversations
talking or a talk between two or more people
Thomas Jefferson is said to have been able to participate in knowledgeable discourse on a breathtaking array of subjects
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as in lectures
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject
the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war
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as in harangues
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech
grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject
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Noun
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See mediation app Headspace’s launch of a Politics Without Panic toolkit and guides to survive confrontational conversations without irrevocably alienating a member of your family.—
Katie Baron,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025 -
Kirk Franklin reflects on a controversial 2024 performance in Jamaica that resulted in conversations about his stagewear and dance moves.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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That decision now appears set to haunt them There were no discussions about ending Sterling’s loan early, and no clause to allow an early termination anyway.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The agreement follows discussions between President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador and Secretary of State Marco Rubio about housing migrants in El Salvador's notorious prison.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This song anchors the album and also speaks to the current state of the world.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
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Below, Deadline speaks with MachineGames game director Jerk Gustafsson and Lucasfilm VP and GM Douglas Reilly about tackling a new approach to an iconic character and bringing classic elements to life.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Catalogs of data like mine abound in Netflix viewing histories, prehistoric Facebook posts, and, now, dialogues with ChatGPT—imprints of the way the web informs and commoditizes work and friendship, sorrow and joy.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The static figures act like a metronome, marking time between the stanzas of his sharp-witted soliloquies and dialogues; the gestures and expressions function as stage directions.—
Art Spiegelman,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Discourses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discourses. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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