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
Hopkins has a blast with the role, spouting off soliloquies about right and wrong while gleefully pushing buttons that plunge Eddie into near-death scenarios from behind a curtain.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Secluded vows may be especially appealing to those who are shy or feel pressured by family or friends to come up with the perfect soliloquy.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
An exhibition at the Red Eight Gallery in London is immortalizing the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time through portraits that can blink, breathe and rattle off soliloquies.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
For Stone, who plays the role of company visionary and is prone to Deadhead style soliloquies, the surroundings have deeper meaning too.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2010
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
Secluded vows may be especially appealing to those who are shy or feel pressured by family or friends to come up with the perfect soliloquy.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
An exhibition at the Red Eight Gallery in London is immortalizing the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time through portraits that can blink, breathe and rattle off soliloquies.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
For Stone, who plays the role of company visionary and is prone to Deadhead style soliloquies, the surroundings have deeper meaning too.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soliloquy
Noun
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After Michelle Wolf's controversial monologue in 2018 received mixed reviews from critics, the WHCA chose historian Ron Chernow to present a speech the following year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Reynolds was seen giving Lively a pep talk before her emotional speech, which alluded to the ongoing legal battle with Baldoni.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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Six years later that same color was the subject of Miranda Priestly’s eviscerating monologue in The Devil Wears Prada, about the power of color and fashion and how both influence consumer behavior.—
Bedatri D. Choudhury,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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After Michelle Wolf's controversial monologue in 2018 received mixed reviews from critics, the WHCA chose historian Ron Chernow to present a speech the following year.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Aledo, Texas teenager joined Melania Trump as a special White House guest for the president’s annual joint address to Congress March 3, as well as the day before for the first lady’s Capitol Hill remarks.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The response was sparse, but later, a private investigator who had seen a TV interview with Mr. Wright, for whom David had had no address, advised David to make an effort to call him.—
Serge F. Kovaleski,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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At one point during five days of questioning, Miller received a lecture from Richard T. Bretzing, who ran the FBI’s L.A. office and was a bishop in the Mormon Church.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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With sample disasters like this one in mind, Fielder heads to the Aviation Technology Complex for a lecture that John Goglia is giving to students about his experience at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Russia and Ukraine haven't held direct talks in years.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The new plan, according to his talks with prison officials, is to house people awaiting deportation.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Soliloquy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soliloquy. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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