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Recent Examples of verbose
Adjective
Truss is far less colorful, less verbose than her former backslapping boss — perhaps in a good way. William Booth, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 Laurie Woolery, who has helmed the premieres of several new plays at another New Haven theater, the Yale Rep, in New Haven, has a knack for packing action and needed distraction into scenes that might otherwise be tiringly verbose. Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 19 Mar. 2022
Noun
Nevertheless, those who wish to undermine church teachings will find in its ambiguity and verbosity license to do so. Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 24 Dec. 2023 The Art of Brevity — Saying More with Less • Micro-moments: The fast pace of social media doesn’t afford the luxury of verbosity. Christian Anderson (trust'n), Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for verbose 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbose
Adjective
  • His statement came a day after the release of the Netflix series, which takes viewers back to the morning after Christmas 28 years ago, when JonBenét’s mother called 911 to report finding a rambling ransom note and her daughter missing.
    Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
  • There is more than 178 feet of beach and ocean frontage, which can be accessed via a rambling wooden staircase.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Introverts may become talkative, or extroverts quiet and withdrawn.
    Dr. Talia Varley, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Energetic and talkative, Patel speaks of his peers on Devon with the comfort and humor of a longtime community member.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Words, including those of artists themselves—as prolix in their way as critics, curators, and historians—can serve vision but can also deflect from it.
    Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In 1949, a young American artist named Ray Johnson left Black Mountain College near Asheville, N.C., moved to New York City and began to explore his prolix talents, both visual and verbal.
    Roberta Smith, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Noun
  • Convention is a powerful force, honored in history, enshrined in law, reinforced by repetition, and subject to change only through constant, unstoppable pressure.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The numbing, rinse-repeat repetition is still a grind.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Players said Bieniemy’s plays were wordy and hard to learn, and the results reflected those struggles.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Compared to my last record, this project feels very wordy to me.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Just as the limitless space of web text tempts writers to indulge their logorrhea, the blinking, ever-transmuting, cartoonish interface of web browsers prevents would-be readers from paying attention to anything for longer than about 7 seconds.
    Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
Noun
  • On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts.
    Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • One electrochemical process uses gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) with a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide gas into ethylene, which can be used as a fuel or as a chemical precursor for plastics and other materials.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
  • One oil plug is included with the diffuser, so all that's required of you is to plug it in and enjoy instant diffusions in your home.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024

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“Verbose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbose. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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