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Recent Examples of well-spoken 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 True as that might be, Alex is white, pretty, and well-spoken. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025 In many such films, Naveen (Karan Soni) would be the most desirable of matches for a female protagonist: good-looking, well-spoken and a working doctor. Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024 These kids are kind, well-spoken, talented and clever. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023 Shotwell is a former high school cheerleader who is trained as an engineer but lacks their nerdiness, instead she has been described as smooth and well-spoken. Byluisa Beltran, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-spoken
Adjective
  • The frenzied yet articulate tenor Gerhard Siegel, a veteran Herod, oozes unctuous entitlement.
    Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Those making the most noise in this won’t care either way who says what, however much or little support is vocally articulate.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Kevin Harlan and Ernie Johnson Jr. delivered eloquent, graceful sign-offs when TNT concluded 35 years of NBA coverage on Saturday night.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
  • Patti LuPone, fresh off the set of And Just Like That…, has caused an internet kerfuffle with her astute (and deliciously eloquent) jabs at costars, former lovers, theatergoers, and even Times Square pedestrians in her recent profile in The New Yorker.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Known for his outspoken floor speeches and frequent criticism of bipartisan bills, May had also built a reputation as a disruptive political consultant, backing challengers against sitting GOP incumbents.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • Former foundation board members Susan Burns and Larry Geimer were especially outspoken, repeatedly introducing the topic at public board meetings.
    Alice Herman, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • Despite the split, she’s been vocal about maintaining a solid co-parenting relationship with Shumpert for their two daughters, Junie, 9, and Rue, 4.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 9 June 2025
  • Being vocal about that and rapidly gaining 400,000-plus followers on social media was never part of the plan.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025

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“Well-spoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-spoken. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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