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as in glib
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as in hypocritical
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smooth-tongued
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Where Iain was tart, Hoffman was goofy and glib, using the jokey pitch modulations of a fake talk-show host to let viewers know that the Islanders’ doings were ridiculous.—
Anna Peele,
Vulture,
20 May 2026 -
In lesser hands, that tonal balancing act could feel glib or exploitative.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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The lawsuit also alleged Cameron’s actions were hypocritical of his films’ messaging and detailed public backlash Cameron and the films faced for its depictions of Native groups.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Seems extremely hypocritical, no?—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Concerns about Trump’s ability to carry out his duties have grown so voluble that there are now competing efforts to either invoke the 25th amendment or compel him to resign in a last-ditch effort to contain the damage.—
John Whitehead,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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Hostility to such politics has been voluble and loud.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sybiha said Russia’s actions exposed its calls for a separate ceasefire around May 9 as insincere.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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As soon as Talarico’s primary victory over Jasmine Crockett was certain, conservatives called on those remarks and others to swiftly and uniformly deride his Christianity as blasphemous and insincere.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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At 59, Romans is worldly, well-spoken and well-educated.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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The stars were well-read and well-spoken, and academically motivated, some graduating in three years.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Klose was silver-haired, silver-tongued, and the gold standard for broadcast journalists.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2026
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Though Harper has often been quick to be silver-tongued in her evisceration of Yasmin, there is, indeed, love lost between them.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
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And Alexander Hamilton gets slightly better press than the other two, but he is shown as someone who is brilliant, but self-seeking, arrogant, snobbish, contemptuous of others, and profoundly two-faced.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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January, named for that two-faced Roman god, brings us into a midterm election year.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
2 Jan. 2026
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His songs can sound facile to my ear.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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And many primers are unnecessarily facile.—
Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026
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“Smooth-tongued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smooth-tongued. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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