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
There was roll, but the engaging, communicative kind.
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Peter Nelson, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Muhammad: If elected, my goals for the Roosevelt School District include building parent and community engagement, securing education funding, connecting resources and enhancing communicative transparency.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Banning cell phones would eliminate this communicative safeguard.
—Davon Loeb, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024
As Strachan explained before the performance—the members take turns talking to the audience, all showing a flair for communicative chat—Dvořák wrote the work after his sojourn in the United States, seeming to wallow happily in a return to a Czech milieu.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Peter Nelson, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Muhammad: If elected, my goals for the Roosevelt School District include building parent and community engagement, securing education funding, connecting resources and enhancing communicative transparency.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Banning cell phones would eliminate this communicative safeguard.
—Davon Loeb, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024
As Strachan explained before the performance—the members take turns talking to the audience, all showing a flair for communicative chat—Dvořák wrote the work after his sojourn in the United States, seeming to wallow happily in a return to a Czech milieu.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicative
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Whoever wins the mayoral race will replace outgoing Mayor Jesse Arreguín, who’s maintained a strong lead in his bid for state Senate against former Richmond Councilmember and current AC Transit Board Director Jovanka Beckles.Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Liu was also endorsed by outgoing Councilmember Tammy Kim, who is losing her bid for mayor against Councilmember Larry Agran.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024
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Taylor Luck Yet causing unease are the nominations by Mr. Trump of several prospective Cabinet members or other key officials who are vocal or financial supporters of Israeli settler groups that are violently driving Palestinian families off their lands.Fatima AbdulKarim, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
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Peter Dinklage’s vocal performance of Dr. Dillamoad, the all-wise goat, is superb.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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The unassuming O’Connell even mustered up some swagger and was much more talkative with teammates on the practice field.Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
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Those born under the Gemini zodiac sign are said to be talkative, outgoing and adaptable.Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
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This time, our articulate couple is 40ish with four-year-old girl twins.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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In one moment of therapeutic solidarity, Casiano smiles recounting the articulate, righteous testimony of co-plaintiff Austin Dennard, an OB-GYN herself who as a patient left the state to terminate her pregnancy following a risk-laden diagnosis.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Most notably, automated walls of glass slide open to reveal an expansive wraparound terrace providing sweeping vistas.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
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Creating Cost-Effective, Expansive Content AI is revolutionizing high-involvement marketing by enabling cost-effective, expansive content creation.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Communicative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicative. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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