as in eloquent
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
the teacher's expressive sigh showed that she had heard that excuse many times before
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Recent Examples of expressive
Torres’s performance here is a marvel of expressive restraint, every glance merging horrified disbelief and meticulous self-control.
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
That emotional shift comes into focus through White’s expressive narrative framing.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
This is followed by an expressive full moon in Leo — charging up your second house of money, stability and values — leaving you with no choice but to make a tough financial decision and reevaluate your investments in the process.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Her resentment and frustration at the burdens placed upon her become all too relatable via Byrne’s brave, expressive performance that showcases her capacity for soul-baring, live-wire work.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
That emotional shift comes into focus through White’s expressive narrative framing.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025
This is followed by an expressive full moon in Leo — charging up your second house of money, stability and values — leaving you with no choice but to make a tough financial decision and reevaluate your investments in the process.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Her resentment and frustration at the burdens placed upon her become all too relatable via Byrne’s brave, expressive performance that showcases her capacity for soul-baring, live-wire work.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressive
Adjective
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The Parthenon Marbles: The Case for Reunification By Christopher Hitchens Christopher Hitchens, among the most eloquent and forceful advocates of rejoining the Parthenon marbles, helped tilt me toward the cause of repatriation.—
Ralph Leonard,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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They’re aided throughout by Bryce Dessner’s string score and eloquent, salt-of-the-earth narration from Will Patton (who also recorded the audiobook, repeating choice lines of Johnson’s at key moments here).—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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The latest: Photos and videos posted to Facebook, Reddit and other sites showed the Patriots Place sign displaying non-explicit cartoon images of anthropomorphic dogs, a cat and one very suggestive purple wolf on a rainbow background.—
Mike Deehan,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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However, both workers had shown symptoms suggestive of infection, the study said.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps the most revealing aspect of Amazon’s announcement is its unusually direct acknowledgment that product discovery happens off-platform.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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There’s a revealing insight that pulls back the curtain on Hershey Felder’s ambitious point of view.—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2025
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There’s something about these people’s experiences that has inured them to like the spilling of blood, and the spilling of blood is very talismanic for them and sort of meaningful.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2025
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There is a serious risk that the Commission fails to reign in the process (there are many precedents) and ultimately really deliver any meaningful simplification.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Expressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressive. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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