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
Every New Riff Single Barrel is bottled at barrel proof without chill filtration, capturing the whiskey in its most expressive form.
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2025
Over the following decades, Jiménez brought his expressive accordion playing to collaborations with the Rolling Stones, Linda Rondstadt, Dwight Yoakam, and Ry Cooder, among many others.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2025
If growing up only led to debt and disappointment, why not stay suspended in a version of youth that felt more honest, more expressive, and frankly, more fun?
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
Expect to be more magnetic, more expressive, and possibly… more indecisive.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 July 2025
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2025
Over the following decades, Jiménez brought his expressive accordion playing to collaborations with the Rolling Stones, Linda Rondstadt, Dwight Yoakam, and Ry Cooder, among many others.
—Eric Torres, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2025
If growing up only led to debt and disappointment, why not stay suspended in a version of youth that felt more honest, more expressive, and frankly, more fun?
—Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
Expect to be more magnetic, more expressive, and possibly… more indecisive.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressive
Adjective
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Two of the game’s most brilliant villains have matured into eloquent eulogists.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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The gleaming veneer of artificial intelligence has captivated the world, with large language models producing eloquent responses that often seem indistinguishable from human thought.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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If a user happens to make one comment that is suggestive of exhibiting mental fragility, the AI has to be computationally cautious in suddenly leaping to a conclusion that the person possesses mental fragility.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The researchers manually sifted through the AI hits, filtering for properties suggestive of drug-likeness and synthetic feasibility.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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One of the survey’s most revealing tensions lies in its findings on innovation.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the most revealing testimony was about the lack of training of judges in domestic relations court and their lack of attention to prior restraining orders and protective orders.—
Donna Miller,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Kremlin has said Putin proposed sending higher-level officials to talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, which, crucially, have so far included lower-level officials and have not made meaningful progress toward a ceasefire.—
Svitlana Vlasova,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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While this deduction may provide meaningful short-term savings, Social Security’s long-term funding challenges will continue to shape the conversation in the years ahead.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Expressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressive. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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