as in reminiscent
provoking a memory or mental association
the Italian-American restaurant is decorated in a manner evocative of the charming outdoor cafés in Italy
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What works for a three-minute single, however, isn’t easily stretched out to 90 minutes, and what is mysterious and evocative or evasive or ironic in a song can be dully matter-of-fact on the screen.
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Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2024
Mournful guitar and subdued harmonies surround, making this one of Nelson’s most evocative vocal renderings.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024
The trans-Atlantic recipients were bedazzled by its rich, evocative hue.
—Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
The bursts of formalism, the melodramatic score, the ways in which the model-protagonist’s own profession becomes a stylistic barometer for her mental state — these are all evocative of that classic, colorful subgenre of horror.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2024
Mournful guitar and subdued harmonies surround, making this one of Nelson’s most evocative vocal renderings.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024
The trans-Atlantic recipients were bedazzled by its rich, evocative hue.
—Barrett Klein, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
The bursts of formalism, the melodramatic score, the ways in which the model-protagonist’s own profession becomes a stylistic barometer for her mental state — these are all evocative of that classic, colorful subgenre of horror.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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