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Recent Examples of well-spoken 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
  • Yet Birch, a philosopher at heart, ignores human history and maintains a tone of articulate, patient optimism.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Those thoughts ended up being key to the final shape of the film, as Mann found the teenagers to be incredibly articulate about their responses.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Art and design have been key inspirations for the eloquent and thoughtful designer, such as German poet Hugo Ball, a founder of the Dada artistic movement and of Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich, for his spring 2025 collection.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
  • What’s more difficult than curating an eloquent and versatile rotation of eveningwear?
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This year, much outspoken resistance to Trump has faded away, though there will be two notable absences: former first lady Michelle Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
    CBS News, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Also, last month, Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
    WILL WEISSERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Critics say that one of the most vocal proponents of that previous effort, Michigan rocker Ted Nugent, didn’t help the cause.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In the decades that followed, Corbett became one of India’s most vocal advocates for wildlife protection.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

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