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noun

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Adjective
  • With so many actors, teachers and those who are comfortable in a theater community in the room, articulate, confident and exhibitionist volunteers are easy to find, but results on other nights will undoubtedly vary widely.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Dahl praised Wolfinger’s articulate filmmaking and ability to balance the film’s tone.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Try to plan your visit during the Dark Sky Festival, held annually in the late winter or early spring, to meet up with fellow stargazing enthusiasts and hear astronomy talks by park rangers.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Fine, minimalist belts like this Cézembre beltcan be worn alone for a whisper of detail or doubled (even tripled) for stronger visual impact.
    Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But now the whispers are growing into a chorus.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Whether set in Jewish eastern Europe or New York’s Lower East Side, Shtok’s range is on full display, from gossipy melodramas and elegiac reveries to coming of age portraits of shtetl adolescents and immigrant hustlers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Certainly the humdrum of legislation or bureaucratic rule-marking is nothing like the gossipy speculation about who may or may not bid to lead California as its 41st governor.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In the Chinese capital, teahouses are a place to gossip, play mahjong and discuss politics over tea, perhaps with a kung fu show or a comedy act in the background.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The two have a life-changing encounter as a masquerade ball, but societal convention and the power of gossip — driven by formerly anonymous columnist Lady Whistledown (Nicola Coughlan) — threaten to destroy their connection.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
Noun
  • Satellite images show piles of dirt from the excavation growing in size.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • This removes dirt or pesticides.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • How do non-signature whistles fit into this vocal system?
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Aura is designed specifically for household cats and dogs, with AI trained to recognize their behaviors, movements and vocal cues.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Talebearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talebearing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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