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as in spicy
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
making unwelcome suggestive remarks to a subordinate will be regarded as sexual harassment
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as in reminiscent
provoking a memory or mental association
a haunting and suggestive song about a long-lost love
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as in revealing
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
the dog's aggressive behavior is suggestive of some past mistreatment
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Recent Examples of suggestive
Commenters argued the suggestive nature of the song could direct bad actors toward LaR'iyah's videos.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 11 June 2025
The movie is quite true to its world - a world full of slapstick comedy, unfunny jokes, and vulgar and suggestive dialogues.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
An improvement in breadth in the Russell 2000 that's suggestive of a risk-on market could mean the recent gains in the larger-cap index are similarly sustainable.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Because of the church scene, which was strongly suggestive of all the characters going to the afterlife, many viewers assumed that all the passengers on Oceanic 815 had been dead the whole time.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 23 May 2025
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 11 June 2025
The movie is quite true to its world - a world full of slapstick comedy, unfunny jokes, and vulgar and suggestive dialogues.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
An improvement in breadth in the Russell 2000 that's suggestive of a risk-on market could mean the recent gains in the larger-cap index are similarly sustainable.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 9 June 2025
Because of the church scene, which was strongly suggestive of all the characters going to the afterlife, many viewers assumed that all the passengers on Oceanic 815 had been dead the whole time.
—Julie Tremaine, People.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestive
Adjective
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Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool across seven days from the end of November looks particularly spicy.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn’t work - there was only one thing left to do!—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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The incident was somewhat reminiscent of the April 2024 game here in which the Padres’ Jurickson Profar initially thought the Dodgers were throwing at him.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Disturbing, dehumanizing rhetoric from senior Israeli government officials is reminiscent of the gravest of crimes.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
16 June 2025
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Each avid conversation among knowledgeable readers wholeheartedly dedicated to books glimmers with unexpected and revealing disclosures.—
Donna Seaman
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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But even more revealing is how little has changed to address those feelings in a meaningful, sustained way.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Using vulgar, profane or indecent language in a loud or boisterous manner in the presence of children.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2025
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Between 12% and 13.3% of Americans, around 10% of Brits, and 9.4% of Australians used at least one vulgar word in their data.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 June 2025
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Mark Twain’s Paris This is an eloquent description of a severe addiction.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2025
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The Convergence Of Artificial And Human Illusions The parallel between AI's eloquent emptiness and our bias toward confident communication reveals something profound about the nature of intelligence itself.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The most explosive point of contention has been Chicago’s sanctuary policy for immigrants, mirroring similar laws in other blue cities and states that the president’s team continues to blame as an obstacle in his bid to enact the largest deportation operation in American history.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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In any case, Olga is clearly overwhelmed and exasperated by Elio, who’s not identified as autistic (as some have speculated online) or disabled (there’s a good explanation for his blue eyepatch).—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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This wine is typically expressive and aromatic on the nose, featuring aromas of black cherry, rose petal, and baking spice.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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More frustrating is that the actual racing sequences are less expressive than the dialogue scenes.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
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Augusta Williams, 34, was convicted of lewd or lascivious battery on a child aged 12-16 and has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, the State Attorney’s Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit announced June 23.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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Perlman, Dunham revealed, was entirely responsible for the lewd riff between her and Stalter’s characters at the end of the teaser.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2025
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“Suggestive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suggestive. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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