chiefly British
as in poetry
the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way the impressive articulacy of the members of the debating society known as the Oxford Union

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Recent Examples of articulacy The results are astonishing, and Robin transforms from a struggling, depressive, and too often rageful child into a youth of prodigious wisdom and articulacy. Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
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Noun
  • The bulk of the day would be musical, but the recognition of the Haight’s roots in Beat poetry was essential.
    Dennis McNally, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In the kitchens of Palestine there is a kind of quiet poetry.
    Sami Tamimi August 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Trump ordered some 450 federal agents to patrol the nation's capital and target crime on Aug. 9 and 10 amid his escalating rhetoric condemning violent crime in the city.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • His rhetoric echoed that used by conservative politicians going back decades who have denounced American cities, especially those with majority non-white populations or led by progressive politicians, as lawless or crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.
    Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Do not be fooled by her eloquence and discretion: art writer Annabel Keenan is ballsy.
    Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • My euphoria stemmed as much from the mandarin eloquence of the characters as from the unanticipated magic that can happen when a playwright finds his community of actors.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025

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“Articulacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/articulacy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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