talkative
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Responding to questions in a humanlike, conversational tone, typically with encouraging answers, keeps users more engaged — and even talkative — than a direct, robotic response.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
TJ Pidgeon, an 82-year-old woman with dementia in Newcastle, Wash., has become more talkative with her family since she began using Sunny in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
On his way back to Washington on Sunday, the normally talkative Trump then declined to take any questions from reporters traveling with him on Air Force One, including an AFP journalist.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
"When he was on social media, he was more social … more talkative with us," Mau says, though, she adds, his moodiness may also simply be the "teenage years".
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
Ulbrickson was also the least talkative man on campus, perhaps in the state, legendary for his reticence and the inscrutability of his countenance.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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