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Adjective
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Words, including those of artists themselves—as prolix in their way as critics, curators, and historians—can serve vision but can also deflect from it.—
Barry Schwabsky,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019 -
In 1949, a young American artist named Ray Johnson left Black Mountain College near Asheville, N.C., moved to New York City and began to explore his prolix talents, both visual and verbal.—
Roberta Smith,
New York Times,
30 May 2024
Adjective
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The sophisticated parsing of law and finance, the hard-nosed practicality of retail politics, and the workaday lilt of person-in-the-street interviews converge on the soundtrack and are reflected in images that are modestly but candidly communicative—uninflected but humming with passion.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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Open, warm, and highly communicative, Chauffe, who performs as hemlock, has made a name for herself around the country by embracing a free-spirited and loose approach to her music and her everyday life.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In the clip, Harris gave a wordy answer when asked about Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Though some critics at the time were exasperated by having to read such a big, wordy book, The Times selected it as one of the best books of the year.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The lawmaker said that the usable speech only came after four or five prompts that generated unusable material, either too verbose or oddly phrased, an illustration of how important the input into the AI is to the result.—
Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Jan. 2023
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The verbose coach was at somewhat of a loss for words, opting to forgo opening remarks in his postgame press conference and instead diving right into questions.—
Tom Green | tgreen@al.com,
al,
18 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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The large-scale cloud formations visible in the foreground belong to our own Milky Way galaxy, as do the several distinct colorful stars which surround the diffuse spiral shape of M31.—
Miguel Claro,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Cultural attitudes on each side toward consumer safety, environmental protection, and privacy run deep, and they will not be overcome with promises of diffuse economic benefits and future job growth.—
Thomas J. Bollyky,
Foreign Affairs,
10 July 2013
Adjective
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The circuitous route that the blues took to recognition as an American art form seemed profound to Coogler.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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This time, even though their starting pitcher took a circuitous route to his three outs, the Padres held that lead after the entire inning had been played.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There were also happier times, including winning the FA Cup in 2014 and 2015 and two Community Shield trophies, with an extremely talkative Arteta alongside him in midfield.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Finney-Smith has become one of the team’s most talkative players and a consistent source of energy.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The coach will be loquacious former Lakers and Clippers guard Nick Young — a.k.a.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Gertz, in a telephone interview Wednesday morning, was more loquacious.—
Bob Skolnik,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Periphrastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periphrastic. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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