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also monologs
as in lectures
a long discourse delivered by a single person
His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening.
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Recent Examples of monologues
Your family deserves better than your weak PR-style monologues and skipping NFL Draft day three for counseling.
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Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Surely people are rested and refreshed, bring their A-game to Monday and Tuesday’s monologues?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
There, Sam unleashes reams upon reams of monologues about their past at a teary Mary, who fills in a few gaps.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
But also as promised, the show was all about joy, optimism and self-belief, and if her monologues occasionally veered into self-care exhortations, that was perfectly on brand as well.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Enhanced by Aidan Cole’s thunderclaps, along with music underscoring key monologues, the sound design helps bring everything together.
—Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
From glitter tears to brutally honest monologues about addiction, the HBO drama series has quickly become a cultural phenomenon, thanks to its unfiltered portrayal of addiction, friendship and the harsh realities of growing up.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
That said, the associated drawbacks include a penchant for expressing your inner monologues as very public arguments, and an insatiable urge to eat heads.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Marlowe and Shakespeare were just refreshers for me and also gave me a chance to act out monologues for my cellmates, much to their delight and confusion.
—Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Surely people are rested and refreshed, bring their A-game to Monday and Tuesday’s monologues?
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
There, Sam unleashes reams upon reams of monologues about their past at a teary Mary, who fills in a few gaps.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
But also as promised, the show was all about joy, optimism and self-belief, and if her monologues occasionally veered into self-care exhortations, that was perfectly on brand as well.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Enhanced by Aidan Cole’s thunderclaps, along with music underscoring key monologues, the sound design helps bring everything together.
—Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
From glitter tears to brutally honest monologues about addiction, the HBO drama series has quickly become a cultural phenomenon, thanks to its unfiltered portrayal of addiction, friendship and the harsh realities of growing up.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
That said, the associated drawbacks include a penchant for expressing your inner monologues as very public arguments, and an insatiable urge to eat heads.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Marlowe and Shakespeare were just refreshers for me and also gave me a chance to act out monologues for my cellmates, much to their delight and confusion.
—Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologues
Noun
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Braves Hall of Famer and Snitker’s friend Terry Pendleton, former player Jeff Francoeur and Hall of Famer Chipper Jones gave speeches during the ceremony.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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That night, Fields and Nancy McKeon gave speeches in her honor.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over the last year, however, much of that feedback has been met by philosophical soliloquies and redirection.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
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Many of Silverblatt’s best moments come not in conversation but in his soliloquies delivered to the author who is ostensibly being interviewed.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Even when the Lord’s name was left out, Stanley speeches sounded like sermons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Late in his life, Dollison delivered sermons for Church of Christ congregations in Rector, Greenway and Jonesboro, as well as in the Missouri communities of Leachville and Campbell.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Monologues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologues. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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