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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
Paradoxically, given the co-lead casting of a music superstar, the majority of the numbers are Arthur’s soliloquies, indicating his complete detachment from the reality of a trial in which the prosecution is seeking the death penalty.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
That’s also the case at news conferences, in which Harbaugh’s stream-of-consciousness soliloquies and unusual word choices often make reporters glance at one another with amusement.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Since one page roughly equals one minute of screen time, a three-page monologue basically means a three-minute speech — which can feel like an eternity for an actor on camera giving a solo soliloquy.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
There’s a bit of theatre to this process, in which a cast of supposedly regular people—cabdrivers, people in diners, truck drivers, elementary-school teachers—is paraded upon a stage so that each can deliver a soliloquy about the candidates and the state of the nation.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
That’s also the case at news conferences, in which Harbaugh’s stream-of-consciousness soliloquies and unusual word choices often make reporters glance at one another with amusement.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Since one page roughly equals one minute of screen time, a three-page monologue basically means a three-minute speech — which can feel like an eternity for an actor on camera giving a solo soliloquy.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
There’s a bit of theatre to this process, in which a cast of supposedly regular people—cabdrivers, people in diners, truck drivers, elementary-school teachers—is paraded upon a stage so that each can deliver a soliloquy about the candidates and the state of the nation.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquy
Noun
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Like Jones says in the speech, his children play a huge part in the Cowboys’ operations.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
8 Jan. 2025
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The losses came amid a broader technology selloff, despite Wall Street’s positive reaction to the speech that largely focused on Nvidia’s efforts in robotics.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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But rather than playing it safe, the foremost roast mistress delivered a masterful 10-minute monologue that was hilariously acerbic, pointed, and playful enough to keep the crowd on her good side.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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After an unexpected exit for paternity leave, Gutfeld returned to air Monday night to share a comedy monologue (with a few sentimental bits) about fatherhood.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
7 Jan. 2025
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By then using the legitimate PayPal payment request feature and using this list as the recipient address, everything looked completely legitimate.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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The Lauder program aims to contribute to the creation of a health care workforce that understands and actively addresses inequities, which, in turn, can help reduce the burden on the system and support nurses in their vital roles.—
Ann Marie P. Mauro,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2025
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New ways need to be developed for easily producing more compelling video lectures so more people can take part in flexible or hybrid learning.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Participants can learn about police operations, practices and objectives through lectures, interactive discussions and hands-on demonstrations, a news release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Negotiators are aiming to clinch an agreement on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza by the weekend after marathon talks in Qatar, with mediators and negotiators from Israel and Hamas both saying a deal was closer than ever.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
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But amazingly, the topic of the talk had no significant effect.—
Jason Richmond,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Soliloquy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquy. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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