loquacity

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Recent Examples of loquacity The central bank’s pathological loquacity—policy statements, detailed meeting minutes, press conferences, speeches, interviews and those infernal dot plots—has become more confusing than enlightening. Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022 Such loquacity doesn’t come cheap, not just in terms of paying your writers and cast but also in capturing actors’ performances. Alexander Chatziioannou, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2022 These layabouts wreak enough havoc, what with their aimless loquacity and their tendencies to monopolize wall outlets. Justin Peters, Slate Magazine, 20 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loquacity
Noun
  • However, Fallon noted that there have been times when his loquaciousness has backfired, too.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Adams offered two incidental new piano pieces and one for string quartet containing his characteristic rhythmic excitement and melodic eloquence.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • Many individuals are drawn to you like a magnet because of your eloquence and allure.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • The role required fluency in at least three languages—and Blunt, by her own admission, just about speaks Spanish.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • But the highest-value layer will be people who combine financial fluency with the kind of strategic, communicative intelligence that helps the whole organization make better decisions.
    Jack O'Hara, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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“Loquacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loquacity. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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