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talk n.
formal talk to audience n.

NOUN

talk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conversation dialogue discussion expression language tone voice

STRONG

accent articulation communication dialect diction doublespeak elocution enunciation idiom intercourse jargon lingo locution palaver parlance prattle pronunciation prose speaking spiel tongue utterance verbalization vernacular vocalization vocalizing voicing

WEAK

double talk expressing mother tongue native tongue oral communication vocal expression

Antonyms

STRONGEST

quiet silence

STRONG

standard

WEAK

listening

NOUN

formal talk to audience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address appeal commentary debate lecture paper rhetoric sermon

STRONG

allocution bombast declamation diatribe discourse disquisition dissertation eulogy exhortation harangue homily invocation keynote opus oration oratory panegyric parlance parley pitch recitation salutation spiel stump tirade valedictory

WEAK

chalk talk pep talk prelection

Antonyms

WEAK

listening quiet silence

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“I rarely read newspaper editorials about our cases,” remarks Justice Samuel Alito in “So Ordered,” a collection of speeches delivered since he joined the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

During a series of speeches on Monday, Conservative shadow ministers will continue to make their case and provide more details of their proposals.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

In speeches at the event Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s governor, and Corey O’Connor, Pittsburgh’s mayor, both spoke of the ways developments from CMU have historically benefitted the city and state.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Strong purchasing managers data last week and hawkish Federal Reserve speeches are “likely keeping buyers at bay,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

In his speeches, Farmer liked to talk about “the nation of humanity,” as opposed to developed or undeveloped nations.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French