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adjective

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
  • Brown chronicled her experience with cancer in several articles for PEOPLE and became a vocal advocate for fellow cancer patients.
    — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
  • People who ride bikes are a small but very vocal minority who seem to have city government wrapped around their fingers.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of vocal
Verb
  • Their speaking engagements and social media campaigns have sustained public attention even as international media coverage has faded.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That was evident in speaking with Indian exhibitors across the trade show.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of speaking
Adjective
  • Now, from membership in the Nazi Party to the facts behind family lineage or legends, communicative memory no longer has the final word.
    — Fern Schumer Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Steering is accurate without being particularly communicative, but that's perfectly appropriate for this car.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
Definition of communicative
Verb
  • Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon criticized Spain for lecturing Israel on security while struggling to control its own border.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Fauci stepped down from his NIAID post at the end of 2022 and segued to a lecturing job at Georgetown.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026
Definition of lecturing
Adjective
  • The increase is attributed partly to greater awareness and screening, a more expansive definition of the disorder, and parents having children at a later age, various studies show.
    — Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Her expansive back catalog and latest album Petal are testament to that.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of expansive
Verb
  • Two economists talking Acemoglu points to his relationship with his former colleague and fellow star economist, Stanford’s Erik Brynjolffson, as a model for how the AI debate could go.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But how much eye contact is the appropriate amount when talking or listening to another person?
    — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of talking
Adjective
  • In contrast to her loquacious late brother, Graham has not spoken with reporters in Capitol Hill hallways or fielded questions on the stump.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • There is no better illustration of speechlessness being deployed as a weapon, forcing the loquacious, as if at gunpoint, to fill the void with words.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of loquacious
Adjective
  • Bugs, with his carrot-chomping patter, naturally brought out the character’s talkative side in their occasional matchups.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bryan, a talkative cat with plenty to say, won both the Conversation Companion category and the show’s Best in Show grand prize.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of talkative
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