as in talkative
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talking a lot in an energetic and rapid way
a voluble host Jen was relaxed and voluble, eagerly retelling her vacation adventures.
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Recent Examples of voluble
Happy to be voluble on this topic is Induprakas Keri in his role as SVP and GM of hybrid cloud at Nutanix.
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Covert operations, such as the assassination of a top terrorist leader or Pakistani intelligence or military official, may offer plausible deniability but are unlikely to satisfy the voluble political and public demand for action.
—Sushant Singh, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
The comment would come to characterize the tenure of a voluble pope who preached compassion and worked to keep the church relevant in a changing world.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
And speaking to the cameras, an endlessly voluble star seems choked-off.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Covert operations, such as the assassination of a top terrorist leader or Pakistani intelligence or military official, may offer plausible deniability but are unlikely to satisfy the voluble political and public demand for action.
—Sushant Singh, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
The comment would come to characterize the tenure of a voluble pope who preached compassion and worked to keep the church relevant in a changing world.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
And speaking to the cameras, an endlessly voluble star seems choked-off.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for voluble
Adjective
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Mbeumo, nicknamed Brice, was not shy at football but talkative and funny.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In this Pixar staple, elderly widower Carl sets off on an adventure to fulfill his late wife’s dream, only to be accompanied by an eager Boy Scout and an annoyingly talkative dog.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jimmy Adams has captained West Indies and been their director of cricket, and is one of the most intelligent and articulate figures in the game.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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And Keith Siegel, a hostage, himself, for close to 500 days, articulate and healthy, looked beyond the Israeli government for help.—
Greg Palkot,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Surovtsev, who is fluent in English, does not speak or read Ukrainian.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
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Tingler is a fluent Spanish speaker as well.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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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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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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
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“Voluble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/voluble. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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