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Recent Examples of emotionality
Sensations abound, but a human audience might struggle to access the same emotionality the Ochi are supposedly able to mine from them.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
The brilliant guitarist played with incredible imagination, combining a heavy guitar style with intense emotionality.
—Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Choose words carefully to promote clarity and lessen emotionality.
—Mike McGrew, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Headland's script brings more than just wit to the table; there's a raw, honest emotionality here, fleshed out characters, and thoughtful dynamics.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
The brilliant guitarist played with incredible imagination, combining a heavy guitar style with intense emotionality.
—Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Choose words carefully to promote clarity and lessen emotionality.
—Mike McGrew, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Headland's script brings more than just wit to the table; there's a raw, honest emotionality here, fleshed out characters, and thoughtful dynamics.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emotionality
Noun
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That form inflects the entire movie—the contours of its dramas, the style of the performances, the earnest emotionalism—while also embodying a noteworthy conceptual vision.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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That form inflects the entire movie—the contours of its dramas, the style of the performances, the earnest emotionalism—while also embodying a noteworthy conceptual vision.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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Creating character is not among Murphy and Robertson’s strengths, and their pivot to awkward sentimentality throws the whole negotiation into disarray.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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For a lot of Black dads, specifically those of a certain generation, life dealt them an unfairly tough hand, leaving them in a constant state of survival where feelings and sentimentality could be the difference between life and death.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fey, Fisher, and Wigfield are too often unwilling or unable to engage with meaningful melodrama.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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While the play does feel like being tossed into an episode of Stranger Things — complete with a shockingly spooky introduction and a solid mix of high school melodrama and mystery — certain decisions within the second act start to feel rushed as the play clicks into the established canon.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Though Justin and Keisha, and Katherine and Michael (Blume’s characters), are dealing with the same party-pack of teenage emotions — uncertainty, humiliation, brilliance, headassness — their experiences aren’t the same.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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Detroit and New York traded blows throughout the fourth, with the crowd at Little Caesars Arena going through a rollercoaster of emotions.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Dependency and cathexis are also incredibly painful and difficult to extricate yourself from.—
Janey Starling,
refinery29.com,
10 Apr. 2020
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There’s a word for this loss of self in devotion: cathexis.—
Janey Starling,
refinery29.com,
10 Apr. 2020
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“Emotionality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionality. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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