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fond of talking or conversation
a talkative outgoing tour guide showed our school group around the city
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a talkative mood
a talkative neighbor
a gossipy neighbor
an opinionated neighbor
an inquisitive neighbor
a vocal neighbor
a sociable neighbor
a talkative child
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Recent Examples of talkative
What’s more, colorful gemstone and diamond rings were also unveiled at the Goldrush show by talkative’s Overseas Sales Director, Yukiko Sugiura.
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
During mid-week, you are bestowed with incredible powers of yapping when talkative Mercury teams up with motivational Mars in your sign.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 6 Sep. 2024
Home to over 200 species of birds, guests can uncover a world of flora and fauna just steps away from their room and spot native species, such as talkative Oriental pied hornbills and endearing dusky leaf monkeys (sometimes, in the right season, with adorable babies in tow).
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Bob Clendenin is funny as a needy, talkative pilot, and Gonzalo Menendez earns his hisses as a crooked cop.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
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Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
During mid-week, you are bestowed with incredible powers of yapping when talkative Mercury teams up with motivational Mars in your sign.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 6 Sep. 2024
Home to over 200 species of birds, guests can uncover a world of flora and fauna just steps away from their room and spot native species, such as talkative Oriental pied hornbills and endearing dusky leaf monkeys (sometimes, in the right season, with adorable babies in tow).
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Bob Clendenin is funny as a needy, talkative pilot, and Gonzalo Menendez earns his hisses as a crooked cop.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
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Being reliable, communicative, and adaptable can enhance a creator’s reputation and lead to repeat partnerships.Kristen Bousquet, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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And [Israel] also tried to silence the outspoken voices of what remains from the U.N.Karl Vick, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Ambassadors United Nations ambassador: Elise Stefanik The House GOP conference chair who just won her fifth term representing an upstate New York district, Elise Stefanik has limited diplomatic experience but has been an outspoken critic of the United Nations and a staunch ally of Israel.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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Taylor Luck Yet causing unease are the nominations by Mr. Trump of several prospective Cabinet members or other key officials who are vocal or financial supporters of Israeli settler groups that are violently driving Palestinian families off their lands.Fatima AbdulKarim, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
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Not much is known about her husband since the actress is very vocal in keeping her relationship out of the public eye.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Nov. 2024
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At his best, Doom has some of the best dialogue in the business, acting as a muse for his writers’ most loquacious grandeur.Abraham Josephine Riesman, Vulture, 29 July 2024
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Travis Konecny wasn’t in much of a loquacious mood on Monday after one of the Flyers’ final regular-season practices at their training facility.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 8 Apr. 2024
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Be Prepared to Hang Around For Hours Southerners are a chatty crowd, especially when reminiscing about countless family memories and funny stories.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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On Wednesday, Dylan, who is suddenly in the running to replace the late David Crosby as the chattiest classic-rock social media dude of his generation, posted about seeing a Nick Cave show in Paris.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Hostages Families Forum urged the administrations of both outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden and Trump - who takes office in January - to step up efforts in order to secure a hostage release.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
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Although the state has increasingly leaned red, Democrats may have a chance to take the seat particularly if longtime outgoing Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) runs again after a loss to Republican Bernie Moreno this year.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024
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The women are strong-willed, mouthy, and uncharacteristically bold in this pulp staple.B.J. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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The full name is even mouthier: Koenigsegg Automated Twisted Synchrohelix Actuation Doors, or KATSAD.Sean Evans, Robb Report, 28 June 2024
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Trump also worked to steamroll his interviewer, rarely pausing to be interrogated and returning questions with garrulous responses.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
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In Saunders’s indelible portrait, set in a graveyard populated by garrulous spirits, these images collide and coalesce, transforming Lincoln’s private grief — his 11-year-old boy, Willie, died in the White House in 1862 — into a nation’s, a polyphony of voices and stories.New York Times, New York Times, 8 July 2024
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“Talkative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talkative. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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