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
Casteel ended up filming a clip of the fallout from Briggs' brief foray into the world of expressive art, with the resulting footage posted to TikTok under the handle life.with.briggs.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Your interview attire should be thoughtful and expressive without overshadowing your substance.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
Moments of standoffishness or awkwardness are emphasized with jump cuts to her face, the camera lingering on her expressive, quizzical features.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In the past decade and half, the key shift in her painterly language is the sinuous, expressive lines that appear within her images, often in the foreground.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Your interview attire should be thoughtful and expressive without overshadowing your substance.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
Moments of standoffishness or awkwardness are emphasized with jump cuts to her face, the camera lingering on her expressive, quizzical features.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In the past decade and half, the key shift in her painterly language is the sinuous, expressive lines that appear within her images, often in the foreground.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressive
Adjective
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Notably, the hues of navy and blue work well together to portray the actor as eloquent in matters of style.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
18 Apr. 2025
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His book is a distraught but eloquent cry against our tolerance for other people’s calamities.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This revelation tempers the expectations of a Dynasty revival despite the suggestive interactions and Hammerstone's social media activity.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The conversation even turned a bit suggestive toward the end of the episode, when Chung pulled out a series of questions from a jar to ask her husband.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ryan Garcia sat down for a revealing interview with Ak and Barak of Ring Champs ahead of his return to boxing.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Few living filmmakers have a list of collaborators longer or stranger than Errol Morris: Donald Trump (in perhaps his single most revealing interview), Donald Rumsfeld, Steve Bannon, Stephen Hawking.—
Nick Newman,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This accountability between sustainability initiatives and resilience among uncertainty is sparking more honest conversations, leading to more realistic goal setting and, ultimately, more meaningful progress.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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What can leaders do to create an environment where employees can thrive with meaningful work?—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Expressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressive. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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