16
declaim(verb, develop, deliver, criticize, rage)
14
harangue(verb, give, attack, develop, criticize)
12
lecture(verb, attack, develop, criticize, declare)
11
preach(verb, speak)
11
spout(verb, attack, criticize, declare, call)
10
hold forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, develop)
10
talk(verb, develop, deliver, call, expand)
9
discourse(verb, develop, call, talk, expand)
9
rant(verb, attack, criticize, declare, rage)
9
speak(verb, state, attack, deliver, declare)
7
perorate(verb, attack, develop, deliver, criticize)
6
address(verb, criticize, talk, grab, confront)
6
sermonize(verb, develop, criticize, call, talk)
5
pontificate(verb, declare, report, call, talk)
5
rave(verb, criticize, rage, talk, storm)
5
recite(verb, state, give, attack, maintain)
5
say(verb, state, deliver, declare, utter)
4
debate(verb, speak)
4
expound(verb, develop, deliver, talk, expand)
4
speechify
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