speeches

noun

plural of speech
1
as in lectures
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience the guest of honor gave a short speech in appreciation of the award

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2
as in languages
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication wanting to develop a writing system for his people, Sequoya created a system of 86 symbols representing all the syllables of Cherokee speech

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Recent Examples of speeches According to Bank of America's tracking, since the June Fed policy meeting, including events scheduled through this week, Fed officials have made a total of only 12 speeches and interviews. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Previous Fed chairs have often used speeches at Jackson Hole to address broad questions about interest-rate policy and the economy, or to signal upcoming changes in their approach. — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 These speeches, which Ossoff writes himself, have become a sensation among liberal voters, fueling talk of a presidential bid. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 The auction came after speeches from a number of local officials, including Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell. — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Aug. 2026 With the acclaim came the awards, the invitations to give commencement speeches, the honorary degrees, the chance to perform before thousands of fans at big-time sports events. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 References to Western civilization permeate strategy documents and speeches by key members of the administration. — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026 Lead classroom discussing differences and similarities between the two speeches, as well as discussion of the impact these choices may have on listeners/viewers. — USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 But with veterans like Bell and Taylor Rogers in the clubhouse, Shelton thinks too many managerial speeches could be overkill. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeches
  1. talks
  2. languages
  3. sermons
  4. vocabularies
  5. orations
  6. tongues
  7. addresses
  8. idioms
Noun
  • In addition, Pakistan reported meaningful progress in talks aimed at de-escalation and restoring navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, Broccardo noted.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • While details of his meetings weren’t released, the talks could have touched on a prisoner release or Russia’s support for Iran.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of talks
Noun
  • For localization, Voithru’s Totus offers AI dubbing across 29 languages, and XL8 brings both MediaCAT and EventCAT for video localization and real-time interpretation.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Flowkey works across laptops, phones, and tablets and is available in 11 languages.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of languages
Noun
  • The board brought in Pam Muise, a pastor who knew Miller as a child, to help preach some sermons.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The ad splices together quotes from two sermons Hamilton delivered in 2020 about climate change and the mass Black Lives Matter protests after George Floyd's death.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of sermons
Noun
  • Yet a 2023 Stanford study said that Pangram was biased against non-native English speakers, who might have more limited vocabularies, and many AI researchers contend that such detectors are unreliable.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese law schools have accordingly placed greater weight on teaching Chinese students to argue using the vocabularies of foreign legal systems.
    — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of vocabularies
Noun
  • Afterward, the orations turned to internal divisions, particularly those related to slavery.
    — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026
  • The greatest of all Fourth of July orations was delivered in 1852, on the 76th anniversary of American independence, by Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Definition of orations
Noun
  • As the bullying escalates and tensions boil over, tongues loosen, forcing the truth out into the open.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The women in the WNBA should no more be required to hold their tongues than the men who play in the NBA.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tongues
Noun
  • Microchannel cooling addresses this by moving coolant through tiny passages located close to the heat source.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Off-grid residents blur the line between housed and homeless, as county officials juggle lax enforcement, environmental damage, real estate scams and calls to legalize basic services such as addresses and trash pickup.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of addresses
Noun
  • There are plenty of idioms to describe Andrean outside hitter Aleece Ehler’s freshman season.
    — Noah Poser, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • On the one hand, the translation serves as a source for the idioms of nineteenth-century English; on the other, as evidence of the ideas that the translator held about a Colombian woman writer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of idioms

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