as in outgoing
characterized by abundant communication and expression
The child was shy and not very communicative. The workplace had a friendly and communicative atmosphere.
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Recent Examples of communicative
Human's closest living relatives, Chimpanzees, primarily learn their communicative patterns from their mothers and maternal relatives, according to a new study.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The hotline is the communicative spine of Hope Florida, intended to help wean people off of government assistance.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Serra’s epochal sculpture incomparably performed the necessary condition of the anti-monument: The work’s location literally prohibited any form of communicative action.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
While Gemini is curious, inquisitive and communicative, Virgo is preoccupied with the need for order, cohesion and productivity.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 May 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The hotline is the communicative spine of Hope Florida, intended to help wean people off of government assistance.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Serra’s epochal sculpture incomparably performed the necessary condition of the anti-monument: The work’s location literally prohibited any form of communicative action.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
While Gemini is curious, inquisitive and communicative, Virgo is preoccupied with the need for order, cohesion and productivity.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicative
Adjective
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They’re perfectly matched — Julian is the quiet, observant one while Fleur is chatty, outgoing and ambitious.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Video appeared to show demonstrators ransacking the outgoing prime minister’s private residence on Tuesday, Reuters reported.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But on the Vevo Studios stage, the boy band sensation get the chance to deliver a fully immersive vocal performance.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Puerto Rico native has been vocal about ICE over the past few months, sharing footage of an ICE arrest on social media in June that appeared to show agents detaining people in the street.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Harjo understands better than all but a few of his star’s previous collaborators how to weaponize Hawke’s gift for playing talkative dirtbags who are equal parts insufferable and charming.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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That of course was not unusual, but what was unusual was how talkative this man had been.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Emery is more articulate than many, and debating the fairness of the current system is a worthy endeavour, but even that snippet was rooted in a generous interpretation of ‘good management’.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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How Context Engineering Creates Business Value Without context engineering, even the most advanced models behave like articulate interns with amnesia.—
Jared Bowns,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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This partnership marks the creation of an expansive Vera Wang Bride world, available exclusively at David’s Bridal.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Historic Folsom restaurant, at 727 Traders Lane, has an upscale take on the great outdoors, with an expansive food menu covering meat, seafood and vegetarian options.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Communicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicative. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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