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Recent Examples of loquacity
Homeless and short on cash, the rakish Saber uses his talent for loquacity to insinuate himself into the life (and house) of estranged wife Lexi (Bree Elrod) and mother-in-law Lil (Brenda Deiss), while resuming his old job as a low-rent pot dealer for neighborhood kingpin Leondria (Judy Hill).
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2021
The central bank’s pathological loquacity—policy statements, detailed meeting minutes, press conferences, speeches, interviews and those infernal dot plots—has become more confusing than enlightening.
—Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022
Such loquacity doesn’t come cheap, not just in terms of paying your writers and cast but also in capturing actors’ performances.
—Alexander Chatziioannou, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022
His age, at times, has been painfully apparent on the campaign trail: his loquacity is less bounded, his stories meander without necessarily reaching their conclusion.
—The Economist, 4 July 2020
These layabouts wreak enough havoc, what with their aimless loquacity and their tendencies to monopolize wall outlets.
—Justin Peters, Slate Magazine, 20 Dec. 2017
Erik Morse, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2021
The central bank’s pathological loquacity—policy statements, detailed meeting minutes, press conferences, speeches, interviews and those infernal dot plots—has become more confusing than enlightening.
—Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022
Such loquacity doesn’t come cheap, not just in terms of paying your writers and cast but also in capturing actors’ performances.
—Alexander Chatziioannou, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022
His age, at times, has been painfully apparent on the campaign trail: his loquacity is less bounded, his stories meander without necessarily reaching their conclusion.
—The Economist, 4 July 2020
These layabouts wreak enough havoc, what with their aimless loquacity and their tendencies to monopolize wall outlets.
—Justin Peters, Slate Magazine, 20 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loquacity
Noun
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Mercury in Leo on June 26 boosts your confidence and eloquence, so use it wisely.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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But Everett reminds us that men like James had to hide their eloquence and learning in order to survive.—
Kyra Davis Lurie
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
Noun
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That's the blend of the cultural fluency, creator strategy, earned instincts.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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One of the most significant changes Shapero anticipates in the job market over the next five years is the rise of AI fluency as a core hiring attribute.—
Massimo Marioni,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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“Loquacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loquacity. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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