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expressing feelings or opinions in a way that is loud and forceful
Her declamatory manner of speech inspired some but irritated others. declamatory speeches/statements
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Recent Examples of declamatory
The cast features nonprofessional actors drawn from the area; their declamatory style of performance, along with Mateus’s hieratic images, endow the movie’s dramatic realism with the power of myth.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
Yet the power in these two performances isn’t supplemented by much texture in the stern, declamatory writing: There’s little sense of how this relationship functions, or once functioned, outside these particularly fraught scenes.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
The music is stark, declamatory, and ironic in its use of gentler major-key harmonies for some of the darkest lines.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The main theme, a declamatory seven-note figure, later becomes the basis for a fantastical cadenza on vibraphone, played poetically by Yeh.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
Yet the power in these two performances isn’t supplemented by much texture in the stern, declamatory writing: There’s little sense of how this relationship functions, or once functioned, outside these particularly fraught scenes.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2025
The music is stark, declamatory, and ironic in its use of gentler major-key harmonies for some of the darkest lines.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The main theme, a declamatory seven-note figure, later becomes the basis for a fantastical cadenza on vibraphone, played poetically by Yeh.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for declamatory
Adjective
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Building and construction unions no longer can use their old rhetorical cudgel in this debate — calling prefab homes flimsy and unsafe.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Although each new rhetorical blow against the alliance brings a fresh shock, analysts say that Europe got the message some time ago.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The music is often spare but as eloquent, richly nuanced and filled with unexpected twists and turns as Mitchell’s peerless singing and lyrics.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Several board members commended the speakers and noted that the students were eloquent in their speeches.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Surely, Bobby Jones must be spinning like a rotisserie chicken in his final resting place, and while the co-founder of the stately club lies some 143 miles to the east of Amen Corner, the patrons should be able to pick up on the whirring noises if the wind’s blowing the right way.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Get lost among the pines and palmettos of an ancient maritime forest at Hunting Island State Park, catch a striking sunset over the Beaufort River, and marvel at the columns and sweeping porches of stately mansions on Historic Craven Street.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, this will be remembered as one of the most important victories of the young season if the Red Sox go on a run of graceful baseball.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Let the graceful creatures live amongst hearts, sparkles, and whatever other designs your heart desires.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The three-minute-plus earworm is more of a bombastic wakeup call than a nursery rhyme.—
Jae-Ha Kim,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Doucette's bombastic proclamation was vindicated in his standout performance, earning tournament MVP honors.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One of this play’s many delights arrives when down-market, undereducated Becky comes face-to-face with the aristocratic Susan, their similarities soon as peculiar and glaring as their differences.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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The tourbillon version encases an appealing tension between the 270-piece complication’s visceral architecture and Roth’s flair for aristocratic typefaces and theatrical curves.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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That wasn’t Newsom’s only oratorical slip-up, although the second one says more about the larger Democratic Party than anything else.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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With his height and his oratorical flourishes, Jackson was a charismatic figure who led protests in Greensboro.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Declamatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declamatory. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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