as in extravert
a gregarious and unreserved person
an irrepressible glad-hander, she's a natural for the company's public relations department
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extrovert
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Encourage introverts and extroverts to find their inner ambivert by sharing space in a discussion.—
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On the long list of commonplace myths surrounding enterprise networking, the general public sometimes perceives that the work only fits extroverts developing purely transactional bonds.—
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USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Glad-hander.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glad-hander. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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