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soliloquy

[suh-lil-uh-kwee] / səˈlɪl ə kwi /
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NOUN
speech by one
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In a soliloquy on the “Call Me Back” podcast, the Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer extends a point I’ve tried to make here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The episode’s signature moment comes in a soliloquy from Gen Z hero Ava Daniels, in which she rips into the idea that A.I. is inevitable and talks about how we can and should fight it.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

The story’s emotional climax, the crescendo of his bold answer to Shakespeare’s soliloquy, is drenched in golden hues to underscore a life or death choice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

In a makeshift classroom, Mr White, the coach, launched into an extraordinary soliloquy.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025

Augustus stopped speaking long enough that I figured the soliloquy was over.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

Mr. Zeldin writes crisp, fluid, naturalistic dialogue; unlike in Greek tragedies, there are no soliloquies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

As a long-time viewer of “Morning Joe,” I am quite used to Joe and Mika’s self-aggrandizing soliloquies.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024

His soliloquies come early and they probe his action plans more than they do the root of his feelings.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024

But after the midmorning break, the judge appeared less interested in cutting off Trump’s off-topic soliloquies.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023

This was exactly what no one would have expected, and of course villains were not announced with hisses or soliloquies, they did not come cloaked in black, with ugly expressions.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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