as in outgoing
characterized by abundant communication and expression
The child was shy and not very communicative. The workplace had a friendly and communicative atmosphere.
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Recent Examples of communicative
If management is clear, communicative and aligned on DEI, HR becomes a creative force.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Geminis are social, communicative, and witty, so give your child a name that can keep up!
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025
Looking ahead, Kirk remains resolutely focused on strategic expansion and providing competent, communicative, and diligent legal representation to the lives of those the firm serves.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 10 June 2025
While Gemini is curious, inquisitive and communicative, Virgo is preoccupied with the need for order, cohesion and productivity.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 May 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Geminis are social, communicative, and witty, so give your child a name that can keep up!
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025
Looking ahead, Kirk remains resolutely focused on strategic expansion and providing competent, communicative, and diligent legal representation to the lives of those the firm serves.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 10 June 2025
While Gemini is curious, inquisitive and communicative, Virgo is preoccupied with the need for order, cohesion and productivity.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicative
Adjective
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Indeed, calculations by Fortune showed tariff revenue (around $30 billion a month) won’t cover a fraction of the outgoing monthly payments to service the debt, let alone pay down the top-line figure.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Neue Klasse architecture’s first production model, which replaces the outgoing iX3 EV, and BMW is leaning hard into its sustainability and use of recycled and upcycled materials.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The decision also underscores the risks of vocal injury for artists performing demanding live shows night after night, a reality discussed in coverage of other recent touring cancellations.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Vergara was just as enamored of her vocal Tuesday.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bassin and Winter tend to be the most talkative; the drummer is blunt and boisterous, the singer more measured with both his sincerity and sarcasm.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Aug. 2025
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That of course was not unusual, but what was unusual was how talkative this man had been.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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How Context Engineering Creates Business Value Without context engineering, even the most advanced models behave like articulate interns with amnesia.—
Jared Bowns,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But Israel has articulate and capable spokespeople making its case.—
Avi Weiss,
New York Daily News,
10 Aug. 2025
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The prospect of governments being ousted in Tokyo and Paris fueled further uncertainty, while investors voiced worry over expansive deficit spending in London and Berlin.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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There’s a little diversion halfway through Justin Bieber’s new album, SWAG II, the expansive 23-track follow-up to his July drop SWAG.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Communicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicative. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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