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as in vocal

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verb

present participle of expatiate
as in speaking
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and the environment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expatiating
  1. vocal
  2. speaking
  3. communicative
  4. lecturing
  5. expansive
  6. talking
  7. loquacious
  8. talkative
Adjective
  • Some of Fairshake’s most vocal critics questioned whether its backers are getting a clear picture of the battleground landscape.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • One of the most vocal figures to have raised these concerns lives in Melinka.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of vocal
Verb
  • There are some luminaries as well, but you’re never really told who’s speaking on the soundtrack.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Dismissing the idea that they had been given a new peace proposal, the Iranian official speaking to the news agency said Tehran would show no flexibility on the nuclear issue.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of speaking
Adjective
  • Through the administration’s embrace (and extensive personal leveraging) of crypto’s potential, crypto and retail speculation are increasingly being woven into the fabric of communicative and cultural spaces.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The arrival ceremony suggested that others understood the communicative potential of clothes at such an event, too.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of communicative
Verb
  • Respondents in England and Australia were more likely to associate teaching with institutional, credentialed and paid professional roles, such as nursing, lecturing and social work.
    — Gustavo E. Fischman, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For decades, Zinn traveled the country lecturing to packed auditoriums.
    — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of lecturing
Adjective
  • On weekdays, traditional breakfast fare is served here and cooked to perfection, while weekends feature an expansive buffet.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Time for Brancusi is a seamless, accepting, ever more expansive moment in which new and old, past, present, and future, forever coexist.
    — Michael Brenson, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of expansive
Verb
  • Higby's face was covered, and when talking to poll workers, O'Keefe referred to him as his wife.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Higby’s face was covered, and when talking to poll workers, O’Keefe referred to him as his wife.
    — Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of talking
Adjective
  • Quentin Tarantino‘s scripts can be, like the director himself, a tad loquacious.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Tramell Tillman is an American actor best known for playing the turtleneck-wearing, exceedingly loquacious supervisor Seth Milchick on the award-winning Apple TV (formerly Apple TV+) dystopian sci-fi thriller Severance (2022– ).
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of loquacious
Adjective
  • Elementary school students may have tantrums, be clingy, have toileting accidents, engage in uncontrollable crying or become less talkative as a result of changes in schools, homes and caregivers.
    — Nikki R Wooten, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In the past, Cooper has had an active online life, a cheerful and talkative presence behind his thick black beard.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of talkative
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