as in rhetoric
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expressing feelings or opinions in a way that is loud and forceful
Her declamatory manner of speech inspired some but irritated others. declamatory speeches/statements
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Recent Examples of declamatory
But there’s nothing boring in Coppola’s realization of this culminating drama, and none in Driver’s declamatory enthusiasm.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
The main theme, a declamatory seven-note figure, later becomes the basis for a fantastical cadenza on vibraphone, played poetically by Yeh.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
The action lurches from overt satire to romantic jousting and soap-operatic family melodrama; the performances have a declamatory pseudo-amateurism in keeping with the film’s statements of personal self-assertion and political purpose.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
That starts with the declamatory choice to populate historically white genres with predominantly Black casts.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2024
The main theme, a declamatory seven-note figure, later becomes the basis for a fantastical cadenza on vibraphone, played poetically by Yeh.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
The action lurches from overt satire to romantic jousting and soap-operatic family melodrama; the performances have a declamatory pseudo-amateurism in keeping with the film’s statements of personal self-assertion and political purpose.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
That starts with the declamatory choice to populate historically white genres with predominantly Black casts.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for declamatory
Adjective
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Differences of opinion between economists, scorekeepers and analysts are commonplace, as are the heated rhetorical attacks lobbed at the Congressional Budget Office.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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However, that evolution remains more rhetorical than structural, at least for now.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Kevin Harlan and Ernie Johnson Jr. delivered eloquent, graceful sign-offs when TNT concluded 35 years of NBA coverage on Saturday night.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2025
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Patti LuPone, fresh off the set of And Just Like That…, has caused an internet kerfuffle with her astute (and deliciously eloquent) jabs at costars, former lovers, theatergoers, and even Times Square pedestrians in her recent profile in The New Yorker.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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In the pars urbana, grand villas tend to feature stately construction materials like marble; extensive mosaics and frescoes; and amenities like private baths, fountains and gardens.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 June 2025
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The spit’s relative isolation has helped preserve both its bohemian enclaves, like Provincetown and Wellfleet, as well as its statelier corners, such as Osterville, Hyannis Port, and Chatham.—
Cameron Sperance,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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The graceful bridge overlooking the water lily ponds has been the setting of thousands of group photos over the years.—
Bonnie Gross,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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This graceful spurge can be planted in mixed containers or grown as a ground cover in full sun or light shade.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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“Declamatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declamatory. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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