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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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In their speeches since the move, Fed officials have expressed concern about inflation, as companies have been hit by the large supply shocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei used their U.N. speeches to call for the creation of a global body to set AI standards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

His previous U.N. speeches have been jammed with bluster and bunkum, but none more so than this one.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

She also recalled the emotional moment when he thanked her during one of his acceptance speeches, calling her "the brains of the outfit".

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Attendees sat around tables made into giant rectangles with their name cards and cups of coffee or bottled water in front of them, making speeches.

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