as in acidic
very clear and direct
She provided an incisive analysis that changed my entire opinion on the issue.
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Recent Examples of incisive
This new setting helps director Joe Dante pull off some truly incisive satire of the Hollywood machine.
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EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Kennedy is incisive and darkly funny without ever being glib.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The emotional and incisive play was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2019.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
But, grounded by the strength and sensitivity Guaita brings to the lead role, this Like Water for Chocolate is something at least as precious: a melodrama whose extreme emotions are tied to incisive ideas.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Kennedy is incisive and darkly funny without ever being glib.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
The emotional and incisive play was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2019.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
But, grounded by the strength and sensitivity Guaita brings to the lead role, this Like Water for Chocolate is something at least as precious: a melodrama whose extreme emotions are tied to incisive ideas.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incisive
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Soil Composition The Christmas cactus prefers a well-draining soil that is neutral or acidic.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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Plus, the enamel can handle acidic pan sauces that would jeopardize the seasoning of a regular cast iron.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 3 Dec. 2024
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Now, there’s thriving wetlands, a hemlock forest and trout stream, all made possible by a limestone retention pond the school built to naturally filter and clean the acid mine drainage.Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
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Faisal Halim, who plays as a winger for the national team and Malaysian club Selangor, was hospitalized with fourth-degree burns following an acid attack by two assailants at a shopping mall on Sunday.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
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Somehow both brothers end up at the test and, in an ironic twist, Tomás gets the job.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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But the term is also often used as an ironic self-descriptor.Evelyn Bauer, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
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Anika Dhar My opening note at final Tribal will be clear and concise.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Families can type or speak questions into a chat box, and Allison responds immediately with concise, reliable answers.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Get past the contrivances, and the comedy has some perceptive observations about the way grief and secrets can color a relationship, plus some very trenchant commentary about the sorry state of the Los Angeles real estate market.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kumar, who heads an economic think tank, and Menon, one of the country's premier security specialists, are cogent in their analyses and trenchant in their opinions.Shashi Tharoor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
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The poignant portrayal of the struggles of the woman, the stark caste differences and heart-wrenching deprivation won the film wide critical acclaim.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Both a hilarious skewering of bridal culture and a poignant portrayal of friendship, Bridesmaids is star Kristen Wiig’s finest (and funniest) work.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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The writing across all of these works is vivid, acerbic, unflinching.Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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Well, multi-hyphenate artist Cole Escola plays Mary Todd Lincoln as an acerbic alcoholic who cares way more about achieving a career as a cabaret singer than whether her husband (Conrad Ricamora) wins the ongoing Civil War.EW Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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All of it might have been intended as satire, but as Katy Perry learned this year, sometimes the sardonic is just stupid.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, the Australian writer-director laces the film’s many tall tales — like how Pinky’s second husband was eaten by a crocodile right in front of her eyes — with sardonic humor meant to mollify and entertain in equal measure.Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Incisive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incisive. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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