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eloquent
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- Her eloquent speech at the wedding made everyone smile.
- He gave an eloquent explanation of why the project mattered.
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eloquent — Able to express ideas and feelings clearly and persuasively, or describing speech or writing that does this.
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Able to express ideas and feelings clearly and persuasively, or describing speech or writing that does this.
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