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verbose

[ver-bohs] / vərˈboʊs /


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In another, a patient reporting a headache was given a verbose response that said the patient could have anything from something minor to a brain tumor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Skarsgård says he worried about how it would be incorporated during shooting, particularly because Murderbot is so expressionless and not very verbose in many of the actual scenes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

And when people learn I’m a fan of the Mountain Goats — the wildly prolific, verbose and cult-beloved group led by the singer-songwriter-novelist John Darnielle — I am sometimes called upon to be that guide.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023

It uses its vast database to identify related text that it can string together in prose that is grammatically correct, turgid, exceptionally verbose, and devoid of any understanding of the question or its answer.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2023

“I pay attention to everything you say. Which is not always easy, considering how verbose you are,” Erin said.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan




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