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as in glib
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as in hypocritical
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smooth-tongued
Adjective
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In our culture, right now, people are very quick to be glib, and short, and not lean on the power of language.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Spectropolis is never glib about the transparent profit motive sustaining such rites.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Judges could reason the NCAA interpreting rules to allow pros from some leagues, but not others, is hypocritical and arbitrary.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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And if you’re inspired to take some meaningful, not at all hypocritical action against book bans, there are plenty of ways to get plugged in with Authors Against Book Bans.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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Great Again movement is looking to sack the musical performance, given their side's voluble objections to Bad Bunny.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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At Fox, where Kelly once served as a popular primetime anchor, the network’s usually voluble anchors have stayed silent as their onetime colleagues battle it out.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Dec. 2025
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Which is not to say that Amodei is being insincere.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Then again, Friday’s show was a reminder that much of Rascal Flatts’ output can get overly glossy and insincere, so maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing after all.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And your leadership needs to create conditions where everyone—not just the well-resourced or well-spoken—can thrive.—
Aparna Rae,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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He's described in Fire & Blood as clever, well-spoken, and corpulent.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Smith’s flow is no longer conversational, liquidy and silver-tongued; his lyrics are no longer convivial or directed straight to the heart and head.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Caesar's Julian calendar set January 1 as the official start of the year to honor the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, who was symbolized by a two-faced figure looking both forward and backward.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Dec. 2025
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In confessional, Salley accuses Venita of being two-faced.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
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Highpoints, such as when Big Ant quietly admires the craftsmanship of his son’s Pegasus wings before rejecting them for confused reasons, unproductively blend together with facile ones, like a signposted scene of physical abuse.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2026
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Information has never been cheaper or more plentiful, but the things that matter are very likely to be lost in this digital ocean if they are not outright destroyed by the false or facile.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Smooth-tongued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smooth-tongued. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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