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Recent Examples of public speaking
Never mind that the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union was the largest women’s organization in the U.S. and provided public speaking opportunities for women at a time this was almost unheard of.
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 June 2025
Her writing and public speaking focus on wrongful convictions, storytelling, and personal transformation.
—Memoir Nation
may 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
Professional athletes, like fine wines, only get better at public speaking with age.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Then, in a public speaking context, put those two as close together as possible.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
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Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 June 2025
Her writing and public speaking focus on wrongful convictions, storytelling, and personal transformation.
—Memoir Nation
may 19, Literary Hub, 19 May 2025
Professional athletes, like fine wines, only get better at public speaking with age.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Then, in a public speaking context, put those two as close together as possible.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public speaking
Noun
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Having more data about AAE will help to improve these speech recognition tools, which can often misinterpret AAE.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of this cancer include persistent sores, pain, difficulty swallowing or chewing and changes in speech.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Hugo would likely have been repelled and fascinated by Trump’s demagoguery, his rambling mendacity, his grammatically illogical but easy-to-follow oratory.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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Her brand at the time was something like the Obama of the antipodes: a liberal media darling, icon of the global anti-Trump resistance, transitioning smoothly from lofty oratory to easygoing relatability.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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His tirades against Ukraine stood out for their bloodthirsty rhetoric.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
17 July 2025
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While democratic Taiwan has long been used to those threats, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the increasingly shrill rhetoric from Chinese leader Xi Jinping and conflict in the Middle East have thrown into sharp relief what could be at stake if peace falters.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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“Public speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20speaking. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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