acceptance speech

noun

: a speech given by someone receiving an award or prize

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Yet Swift used her acceptance speech not to announce the release of the record everyone expected but a brand-new one (the aforementioned TTPD). Rachel Simon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025 In her acceptance speech, Gaga reflected on the irony of receiving the career achievement honor in her late 30s, despite her nearly two-decade run in the pop spotlight. Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025 Though the moms have—true to form—kept their now six-year-old son mostly out of the spotlight, Latifah did reference both him and Nichols in her 2021 acceptance speech for BET’s lifetime achievement award. Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025 During her best new artist acceptance speech at the Grammys on Feb. 2, Roan called out record labels for failing to provide livable wages or healthcare coverage for their artists, sharing her own experience after being dropped by Atlantic Records in 2020. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for acceptance speech

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“Acceptance speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acceptance%20speech. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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