as in communicative
fond of talking or conversation
a talkative outgoing tour guide showed our school group around the city
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Recent Examples of talkative
The results were a hit: a feisty, talkative feline demanding attention while stomping into the spotlight.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Harjo understands better than all but a few of his star’s previous collaborators how to weaponize Hawke’s gift for playing talkative dirtbags who are equal parts insufferable and charming.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
That of course was not unusual, but what was unusual was how talkative this man had been.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
My auditions usually involved signing into a small waiting room with stackable utility chairs and four or five other little girls around my age, sitting with their tense or talkative moms.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Harjo understands better than all but a few of his star’s previous collaborators how to weaponize Hawke’s gift for playing talkative dirtbags who are equal parts insufferable and charming.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
That of course was not unusual, but what was unusual was how talkative this man had been.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
My auditions usually involved signing into a small waiting room with stackable utility chairs and four or five other little girls around my age, sitting with their tense or talkative moms.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talkative
Adjective
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That started in huddles, with a demonstrably more communicative Jokic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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Whitney Decker told the detective her ex-husband had always been communicative about their children and previously returned them when he was supposed to.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These are the systems, data architecture, and conversational capabilities that let AI agents access their catalog, understand their brand voice, and transact on behalf of customers.—
Fayez Mohamood,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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But as on Letterboxd, Runquist’s YouTube videos are conversational and shaggy.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In her later years, she became known as an outspoken activist for animal rights and for voicing strong, controversial opinions — such as denouncing the #MeToo movement in 2018.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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As Hollywood has grown more outspoken in recent months about the situation in the Middle East, the challenges of convincing its distributors — the lifelines that can take movies from obscurity to national recognition — remain.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Beyond her work on KPop Demon Hunters, EJAE has also written, vocal-directed, and contributed background vocals for various major K-pop artists.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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But as college sports enters yet another year of flirting with institutional funds of all sorts—conversations that have drawn vocal pushback from fans, administrators and trustees—I’ve begun to pay close attention to how those in power talk about these deals.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The loquacious Ray Montemayor, who Ziggy helped convert from a street hockey goalie to a state champion ice hockey keeper, had a much better anecdote.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rasul Douglas isn’t the most loquacious person.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the skit, SNL alums Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph play chatty talk show hosts with heavy New York accents.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The setting feels authentically Irish pub-ish with cozy booths and a bar with lots of seats and chatty bartends.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The podcasts were commissioned by Channel 4 Digital Commissioner Charlie Hyland, outgoing Head of Digital Commissioning Sacha Khari, and Louisa Compton, Head of News and Current Affairs, Specialist Factual and Sport.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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Randy is a friendly and outgoing young man who enjoys staying active and exploring his community.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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He's developed quite the voice and is very mouthy and vocal with me throughout the day.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Just imagine what would have happened to that mouthy, fearless girl coming of age in an Argentina dominated by the brutal military juntas of the late seventies and eighties.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Talkative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talkative. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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