as in repetition
the use of too many words to express an idea
the article suffers from the logorrhea that infects so much academic writing
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Recent Examples of logorrhea
Just as the limitless space of web text tempts writers to indulge their logorrhea, the blinking, ever-transmuting, cartoonish interface of web browsers prevents would-be readers from paying attention to anything for longer than about 7 seconds.
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Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Their presence dramatized his absence, their logorrhea his silence.
—Gary Indiana, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2020
Audra is armed with a pronounced case of logorrhea, an untamed curiosity, an ability to befriend almost anyone.
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 31 May 2017
Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Their presence dramatized his absence, their logorrhea his silence.
—Gary Indiana, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2020
Audra is armed with a pronounced case of logorrhea, an untamed curiosity, an ability to befriend almost anyone.
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 31 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logorrhea
Noun
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The future begins to look like a repetition of the present.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Beckett’s patter of repetitions and reversals—as the tape is rewound, replayed, and punctured by Krapp’s speech in the present—resembles Lerner’s technique.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The previous record-holder was President Clinton, famously known for his Southern-twang verbosity.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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This working prompt injection came only after much trial and error, explaining the verbosity and the detail in it.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Flatulent describes inflated, pretentious writing; garrulity describes excessive talkativeness.—
Gary Gilson,
Star Tribune,
31 Oct. 2020
Noun
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On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts.—
Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria,
USA TODAY,
29 Mar. 2023
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Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2023
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The repetitiveness of the plot is not helped by the many montages writer-director Yandy Laurens uses as shortcuts, instead of writing scenes that show how the central relationship is developing.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Remaining on stage with gracious verbalism, Batiste first acknowledged the nominees.—
Allison Hazel,
Essence,
9 June 2021
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But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Here, instead, she’s swayed by a dead Diana softly squeezing her hand and kindly hinting — the dead Diana is an ace at tactful circumlocution — that now is the time to show a mourning nation some emotion.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
16 Nov. 2023
Noun
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Some of these can be tracked by looking at how research is cited in patent applications, but this additional diffusion can introduce its own lag of 10 years or more.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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How diffusion welding creates the core structure Printed circuit heat exchangers are manufactured using diffusion welding.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Logorrhea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logorrhea. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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