as in eloquent
able to express oneself clearly and well
the television crew covering the science fair were looking for photogenic and articulate students to explain their projects on the air
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1
as in to speak
to utter clearly and distinctly
uses a very measured tone and articulates every syllable when issuing scoldings
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as in to express
to convey in appropriate or telling terms
an essay that masterfully articulates the case for a greater commitment to space exploration
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as in to say
to express (a thought or emotion) in words
I'm not articulating my thoughts very well
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Recent Examples of articulate
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
The film’s images find a saturated romanticism in the sunset hues and midnight blues of the surrounding, seemingly infinite and defiantly waterless landscape, and thus an apt visual language for the big, inchoate emotions that our heroine feels but can’t always wrangle or articulate.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 May 2026
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Na drew a parallel to his earlier work while articulating the film’s underlying concern.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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Adjective
This is a film steeped in class-consciousness with the hyper-articulate Patrick serving double duty as an oracle.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
The film’s images find a saturated romanticism in the sunset hues and midnight blues of the surrounding, seemingly infinite and defiantly waterless landscape, and thus an apt visual language for the big, inchoate emotions that our heroine feels but can’t always wrangle or articulate.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Verb
Assembly Bill 1729, authored by Assemblymember Alex Lee, D-San Jose, would require state departments to establish telework policies that articulate to employees why they are needed for in-person work.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Na drew a parallel to his earlier work while articulating the film’s underlying concern.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for articulate
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His head is freshly shaved and that same cheeky, yet surprisingly eloquent Egg-ness immediately comes through over our half-hour interview.
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McKenzie has long been one of the team’s most eloquent players.
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While Blutinger was speaking, history professor Jonathan Roth attempted to take video of the protesters in the hallway and got into a physical altercation with a female student who tried to block him from doing so.
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The two spoke during a roundtable meeting in Thornton hosted by the America First Policy Institute.
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Some council members also expressed enthusiasm for developing a battery storage system at last week’s council meeting.
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Residents have expressed interest in testing for more contaminants.
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DeKalb County's housing chief, Alan Ferguson, said this is an example of an affordable senior apartment project.
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The point of the Top 10 lists, Chandrasekaran said, is to steer young adults to employers that are actively hiring recent graduates into jobs that can seed meaningful careers.
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The announcement follows mounting pressure on the prime minister after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections in May and faced an increasingly vocal rebellion from his own lawmakers over his leadership and policy agenda.
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While the singer-songwriter has been vocal about her disdain for generative AI models, her latest argument against it comes after learning hundreds of her own songs have been used for training purposes.
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Adebayo can continue in his role as a glue guy, much like Chris Bosh was when James, Bosh and Dwyane Wade formulated Miami’s first Big 3, which won back-to-back championships for the Heat.
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Unlike the glitter of our youth, Brunel’s body oils are formulated with more thoughtfulness.
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The suspect tried to open the aircraft door during the flight and, when restrained by the crew, uttered racial and homophobic slurs against the professionals, the statement said.
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Diplomats are paid to lie for their country, but this may be the greatest and most obvious falsehood ever uttered by a diplomat not named Sergey Lavrov.
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During the primary the two contenders agreed on most issues, but Valdez argued throughout the campaign that Reynoso wasn't outspoken enough.
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Jackie and Shadow became internet sensations thanks to the live webcams maintained in their nest by nonprofit organization Friends of Big Bear Valley, which is an outspoken voice for conserving eagle habitat.
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“Articulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/articulate. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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