as in gossipy
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Adjective
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Tom Hollander stars as Truman Capote, who manages to scandalize the entire Manhattan social scene by writing a viciously gossipy novel about them.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025 -
The four movies do not feel like traditional Oscar favorites, though A Complete Unknown (a music biopic about Bob Dylan) and Conclave (a gossipy drama about the selection of a new pope) come closest.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Here, the director of some of the most voluble of all films exalts immediate experience and rarefied perception to grand historical dimensions—Oliveira condenses a lifetime of artistic striving into infinitesimal flourishes of overwhelming power.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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Where Musk is voluble and prone to exaggerated claims, Straubel, with engineering degrees from Stanford, is low-key, calm and enjoys discussing the intricacies of battery material science.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Past youth winners like Ashleigh Scully and Zander Galli have grown into articulate ambassadors for wildlife and the environment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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If anyone wants to hear an articulate explanation of why Republicans support or oppose legislation, go listen to the Republican floor speeches.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Station 19 fans were very vocal about their feelings when it was announced that the Grey's Anatomy spinoff would end after its seventh season.—
Alamin Yohannes,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Chapter One author has always been vocal about his love for felines, most notably for his beloved pet cat Nacho Flay who died in October 2023 at 9 years old.—
Emily Rella,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Popular culture parodies and hand-wringing headlines devalued this work by constructing influencers as glib and narcissistic.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Not waste time on glib and self-flattering diversions.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Tale-telling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale-telling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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