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
That starts with the declamatory choice to populate historically white genres with predominantly Black casts.
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Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Hilson’s performance is of a different register than most of the rest of the cast — haltingly realistic in an otherwise declamatory play.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Dahan has cast the movie well, including small roles for Philippe Torreton and Sylvie Testud, but his preference for short, punchy scenes and declamatory lines does his actors no favors.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
But the whole show is well cast and performed, and even when the action feels overly constructed or declamatory — and there is a rash of declamation toward the season’s end — there is something or someone pleasing to latch onto.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
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Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2024
Hilson’s performance is of a different register than most of the rest of the cast — haltingly realistic in an otherwise declamatory play.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Dahan has cast the movie well, including small roles for Philippe Torreton and Sylvie Testud, but his preference for short, punchy scenes and declamatory lines does his actors no favors.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
But the whole show is well cast and performed, and even when the action feels overly constructed or declamatory — and there is a rash of declamation toward the season’s end — there is something or someone pleasing to latch onto.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for declamatory
Adjective
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But Canada’s distinct political culture makes Trump’s rhetorical dreams far more complicated in reality.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
8 Jan. 2025
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But this deal quickly turned political, given U.S. Steel's importance to the battleground state of Pennsylvania, and both Biden and Donald Trump came out in rhetorical opposition.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In an ideal world being eloquent and prepared would have been enough.—
Brea Baker,
refinery29.com,
6 Nov. 2024
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Trump's crisp and eloquent narrative on the utility of bitcoin as a strategic reserve to be used to pay down national debt in both open and closed door sessions impressed many.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The pacing ranges from static to stately — except for one bizarrely antic dance sequence in which a troupe of shirtless men in skirts, boots, and leather helmets lets loose, stomping, dabbing, and twerking.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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In their stately ruins, the remains of these structures offer glimpses of the Stone Age people who made them, people at once familiar and deeply strange, whose voices are lost but whose sharp minds and skilled hands can be inferred and admired.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The graceful pelicans would soar, and sandpipers would drill for sand crabs.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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This compact variety produces a graceful, rounded two-foot mound and grows well in winter containers in USDA zones 8 to 10.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Declamatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declamatory. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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