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
The sole exception to this scattershot logorrhea is Jia, a graceful young orphan with a special connection to Kong.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2021
The latest case is Twitter’s attempt Tuesday for the first time to fact-check Mr. Trump’s tweet logorrhea.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 May 2020
Their presence dramatized his absence, their logorrhea his silence.
—Gary Indiana, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2020
But her tinny outrage and Tyler’s own dogmatic logorrhea begin to feel like exhibits in a playfully prickly riff on the inauthentic, the massaged and the cagily appropriated when telling stories.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
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
The sole exception to this scattershot logorrhea is Jia, a graceful young orphan with a special connection to Kong.
—Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2021
The latest case is Twitter’s attempt Tuesday for the first time to fact-check Mr. Trump’s tweet logorrhea.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 May 2020
Their presence dramatized his absence, their logorrhea his silence.
—Gary Indiana, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2020
But her tinny outrage and Tyler’s own dogmatic logorrhea begin to feel like exhibits in a playfully prickly riff on the inauthentic, the massaged and the cagily appropriated when telling stories.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
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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For example, listening skills are widely accepted as a core management competency, but deep listening techniques, such as listening for repetition, intentions, and expectations, take time to master.—
Anna Shields,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Matos is a longshot to make the 53-man roster but got a decent amount of repetitions Wednesday.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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But Sieh is the standout, emitting a complex blend of sardonic acceptance, cynical verbosity and submerged emotional longing.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Coogler can let his characters’ verbosity get the better of story momentum.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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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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Their circumlocutions were as entrancing as their ability to find the most precisely ironic words for difficult-to-name realities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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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
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Dispensing with a new AI diffusion rule would also offer Trump more flexibility in trade talks with China that are a top priority for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, despite the administration’s touting of agreements with Indonesia, the EU, and other countries.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
29 July 2025
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The Trump administration rescinded the AI diffusion rule in May.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
21 July 2025
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“Logorrhea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logorrhea. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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