as in gossipy
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tale-telling
Adjective
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LuPone is refreshingly gossipy in public in a way that’s largely died in our fearful-of-repercussions, fearful-of-retweets internet age.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
28 May 2025 -
In a world of algorithm game-playing and lyrics bundled with gossipy subtext, the band’s songs — which deftly blend garage rock and shoegaze — function as talismans affirming the importance of standing tall by your convictions.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The comment would come to characterize the tenure of a voluble pope who preached compassion and worked to keep the church relevant in a changing world.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The action shifts to the adjacent booth, where Dave Moss (Bill Burr, another knockout debut) sits spewing bile to his less voluble colleague George Aaranow (Michael McKean).—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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The frenzied yet articulate tenor Gerhard Siegel, a veteran Herod, oozes unctuous entitlement.—
Zachary Woolfe,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Those making the most noise in this won’t care either way who says what, however much or little support is vocally articulate.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Martin had been a vocal opponent of prosecuting people charged in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Deion was very vocal about his son leading up to the draft.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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One side effect of the vibe shift is that the media establishment has started to accept that there is, in fact, such a thing as a Silicon Valley intellectual—not the glib, blustery dudes who post every thought that enters their brains but people who prefer to post at length and on the margins.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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Whether or not Trump ever had a Citizen Kane poster hanging in his apartment — as last year’s glib The Apprentice biopic suggests — one thing’s clear: ...—
Giancarlo Sopo,
National Review,
8 May 2025
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“Tale-telling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tale-telling. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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