as in speeches
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
the celebrated orations of Daniel Webster in unwavering support of the federal union
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Recent Examples of orations
His orations of statistics, stories, and argumentative persuasion at colleges were energetic, frictious, and necessary to unshackle us from grievance and tribalism.
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Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Alex Rosado, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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speeches
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Peck also adds newsreels of world leaders delivering speeches, footage of war zones past and present, and scenes from futuristic Hollywood films, to emphasize the reach of Orwell’s ideas throughout time.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Kinsey added that the pair planned to save their speeches and frame them.—
Audrey Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Orations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orations. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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