as in poetry
the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way
the impressive articulacy of the members of the debating society known as the Oxford Union
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Recent Examples of articulacy
The results are astonishing, and Robin transforms from a struggling, depressive, and too often rageful child into a youth of prodigious wisdom and articulacy.
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Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for articulacy
Noun
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So, he got rid of the academia and the poetry, which appear to have been fairly important to the novel’s overall effect.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2025
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And then, of course, it’s interwoven with their poetry, which is just relentlessly moving.—
Dan Allen,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The rhetoric echoed his previous justification for the pullout: that the agreement imposed unfair economic burdens on the U.S. while allowing other countries, like China, to continue polluting.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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Fourteen years after their initial passage, the record is clear: contrary to the rhetoric, New York’s sanctuary laws have proven to be potent crime fighting tools.—
Peter L. Markowitz,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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One is simply to mark the beginning of a new administration in celebration and hope — and an occasional dose of eloquence.—
Doyle McManus,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Gunn wanted to bring back more elements from Shelley's original version, such as the character’s eloquence and his desperate longing for companionship.—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Articulacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/articulacy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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