as in verbosity
the use of too many words to express an idea
the verboseness of the essay is obviously the result of being forced to meet a minimum-page requirement
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Noun
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But Sieh is the standout, emitting a complex blend of sardonic acceptance, cynical verbosity and submerged emotional longing.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025 -
Coogler can let his characters’ verbosity get the better of story momentum.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Share learnings with the team to build trust and prevent repetition.—
Gisela Carere,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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These lessons are essential not only for historical literacy but also for understanding and preventing the repetition of past mistakes.—
Jane Tanaka,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Just as the limitless space of web text tempts writers to indulge their logorrhea, the blinking, ever-transmuting, cartoonish interface of web browsers prevents would-be readers from paying attention to anything for longer than about 7 seconds.—
Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
19 Sep. 2022
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Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2022
Noun
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On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts.—
Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria,
USA TODAY,
29 Mar. 2023
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Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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In part because of these features, diffusion models don’t pay any attention to where a particular patch will fit into the final image.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
30 June 2025
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Nevertheless, some on Wall Street are still wondering what the Trump administration has in mind to replace the Biden AI diffusion policy.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Their circumlocutions were as entrancing as their ability to find the most precisely ironic words for difficult-to-name realities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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Here, instead, she’s swayed by a dead Diana softly squeezing her hand and kindly hinting — the dead Diana is an ace at tactful circumlocution — that now is the time to show a mourning nation some emotion.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
16 Nov. 2023
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“Verboseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verboseness. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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