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as in rambling
using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes
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as in rhetoric
of or relating to words or language
the neighborhood dispute escalated into a wordy war conducted through angry letters to the editor in the local paper
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Recent Examples of wordy
In this grid, Mr. Enfinger suggests a wordier option: TOOK A SHOT AT.
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Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Chatty newsletters, wordy Substacks and quirky TikTok videos and Instagram stories rely more heavily on personality and emotion than do their TV and old-school print counterparts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Players said Bieniemy’s plays were wordy and hard to learn, and the results reflected those struggles.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Compared to my last record, this project feels very wordy to me.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Chatty newsletters, wordy Substacks and quirky TikTok videos and Instagram stories rely more heavily on personality and emotion than do their TV and old-school print counterparts.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Players said Bieniemy’s plays were wordy and hard to learn, and the results reflected those struggles.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Compared to my last record, this project feels very wordy to me.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordy
Adjective
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In the early morning hours of Dec. 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey called 911 to report her 6-year-old daughter JonBenét missing, and found a rambling ransom note left inside their Boulder, Colorado, home.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2024
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His statement came a day after the release of the Netflix series, which takes viewers back to the morning after Christmas 28 years ago, when JonBenét’s mother called 911 to report finding a rambling ransom note and her daughter missing.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC News,
3 Dec. 2024
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While Posing as Her and Beyoncé However, Williams suggested that Rowland, 44, could also win the title of the most talkative Destiny’s Child member.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Mahomes is relaxed but talkative in those meetings, as Wentz described it, going through his preferred plays for the potential biggest moments of the game.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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Unclear support What form that verbal support would take is unclear.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some of them have received some verbal notifications that their jobs are being terminated, but nobody else has gotten an official letter of termination. ...—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Words, including those of artists themselves—as prolix in their way as critics, curators, and historians—can serve vision but can also deflect from it.—
Barry Schwabsky,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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In 1949, a young American artist named Ray Johnson left Black Mountain College near Asheville, N.C., moved to New York City and began to explore his prolix talents, both visual and verbal.—
Roberta Smith,
New York Times,
30 May 2024
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By focusing on linguistic and cultural inclusivity, AmarDoctor’s digital health platform addresses hurdles that often prevent low-income, rural, or disenfranchised populations from seeking timely treatment.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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According to studies, there are over 10,000 identifiable ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and religious groups in the world (and according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, indigenous peoples alone account for approximately 5,000 distinct cultures).—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Socialisation And Early Gendered Communication Training From childhood, boys and girls are socialized into different communicative patterns.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Butler has been a revelation, fitting in seamlessly on both ends as a communicative, physical player.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Wordy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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