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Recent Examples of speechify
Poor Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway: Having been handed the wrong envelope for Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars, the Bonnie and Clyde duo incorrectly proclaimed La La Land the winner, prompting the musical’s producers to take the stage and speechify for about two minutes.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2022
That’s less the case in the equally unproductive covid-era, where the co-hosts, broadcasting from their homes, are now given minute-long soapboxes to speechify on the issue du jour.
—Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021
There is a good deal of speechifying — indeed, the finale is made up of literal speeches — to make big points and to let the actors run.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2020
Senators now have a chance to speak in the Senate chamber for the first time during the trial, with 10 minutes allotted to each of them to speechify.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2020
In years past, realignment was fraught, as caucus-goers would (often loudly) cajole and speechify in an effort to convince their friends and neighbors to join their preferred candidate.
—Time, 2 Feb. 2020
Of all the candidates, Warren had the easiest time answering questions directly and briefly rather than speechifying.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2019
Which brings me back to Papou Pete, who didn’t like speechifying politicians.
—John Kass, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2019
The blocking is formal, with the actors often in stand-and-speechify mode.
—Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2019
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2022
That’s less the case in the equally unproductive covid-era, where the co-hosts, broadcasting from their homes, are now given minute-long soapboxes to speechify on the issue du jour.
—Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2021
There is a good deal of speechifying — indeed, the finale is made up of literal speeches — to make big points and to let the actors run.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2020
Senators now have a chance to speak in the Senate chamber for the first time during the trial, with 10 minutes allotted to each of them to speechify.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2020
In years past, realignment was fraught, as caucus-goers would (often loudly) cajole and speechify in an effort to convince their friends and neighbors to join their preferred candidate.
—Time, 2 Feb. 2020
Of all the candidates, Warren had the easiest time answering questions directly and briefly rather than speechifying.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2019
Which brings me back to Papou Pete, who didn’t like speechifying politicians.
—John Kass, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2019
The blocking is formal, with the actors often in stand-and-speechify mode.
—Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speechify
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Mikko Rantanen spoke bluntly about Nichushkin, saying the quiet part out loud.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Local leaders were hesitant to speak at length about the congresswoman, wary of the perception that they would be seen as pressuring a reluctant candidate into running — which is how former Rep. Ron Dellums’ mayoral tenure is often remembered.Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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In this week's episode of Truly Texan, Doggett talks in-depth about her experience with multiple sclerosis as well as what is was like to be a patient for once.Hannah Ortega, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Arizona Republic Glendale police arrested two men suspected of following a man who withdrew $50,000 in cash to buy a truck before the money was grabbed from the car while the man was talking with the seller.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The bottom line is that critics and skeptics proclaim that AI sovereignty is either infeasible or improper.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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When apartheid finally collapsed in the 1990s, Nelson Mandela proudly proclaimed the return of his country to the international community.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Speechify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechify. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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