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Recent Examples of conversationalist Even so, during our long dinner, Wyle is never less than a lively, engaging conversationalist, quick to laugh at himself and heap praise on his colleagues and collaborators. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025 People thought of Pi as a conversationalist, which was a good thing, but a helper that is good only at talking is limited. IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025 In jazz band, Francis is an innovative soloist and sensitive musical conversationalist. Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025 Domestic shorthair Age: 3 years old Looking for a good conversationalist? Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conversationalist
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Noun
  • The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • According to the Korean Folk Art website, tigers were believed to keep away evil spirits, while magpies brought good news, and the animals were painted together to make a strong pairing.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Today's talkers Travis Kelce is giddy.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This one is sure to be a talker, judging from its polarizing reception at the Venice Film Festival.
    Dan Heching, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Conversationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversationalist. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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