KEYNOTE ADDRESS Synonyms: 23 Similar Words

keynote address

noun

variants or keynote speech

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as in lecture

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Recent Examples of keynote address To this day a street corner at the site of that famous hotel is named for David Ben-Gurion who delivered the keynote address. — Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 Law & Order alum Angie Harmon is set to deliver the keynote address at MIPCOM Cannes’ annual Women in Global Entertainment Power Lunch, co-hosted by A+E Networks in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 Vance did not run away from the issues during his keynote address at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday, but chose instead to recognize it. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2026 The keynote address for Ternus will set the tone for his vision of Apple's future, Forrester analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee said. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for keynote address

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Noun

But the material provides him with plenty of legitimate reasons to be pissed, and the movie is never at risk of becoming a pedantic lecture.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
The lecture last week focused on how anti-Mexican politics have always worked in Orange County and usually go on to be copied nationwide.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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At Princess Diana’s 1997 funeral, her younger brother, Charles Spencer, delivered a eulogy.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026
Visiting official Shi Taifeng, a member of the Politburo of China’s ruling Communist Party, referred to Tung in a eulogy as a close friend of the party and a renowned patriot, according to China’s official Xinhua News Agency.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of eulogy

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The two rituals have unfolded in parallel since the Christian church’s pastor, Sarah Lucas, preached a sermon condemning Arapaho ceremonial ways.

— Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Her words, as if plucked from a Sunday morning sermon, speak to the source of her strength.

— Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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