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having many features or details
He told a descriptive story about his trip to Spain that captured our attention. An overly descriptive account of the movie that left little to the imagination.
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Recent Examples of descriptive
Google’s Search Central guidance and WCAG principles both emphasize making content easy to crawl and understand, using clear headings, logical site structures, descriptive alt text and meaningful link text.
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Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
On sleep in particular, Whoop is distinctly more prescriptive than descriptive.
—PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Kivel keeps things moving, with a style that is frank, descriptive, and dry.
—Lora Kelley, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
In the process, these scripts shed their ties to physical objects and actions, so that the objects their glyphs once depicted have little or no bearing on their current meaning: the characters in a script are abstract symbols, not descriptive icons.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
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Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
On sleep in particular, Whoop is distinctly more prescriptive than descriptive.
—PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Kivel keeps things moving, with a style that is frank, descriptive, and dry.
—Lora Kelley, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
In the process, these scripts shed their ties to physical objects and actions, so that the objects their glyphs once depicted have little or no bearing on their current meaning: the characters in a script are abstract symbols, not descriptive icons.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descriptive
Adjective
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Donohoo said the graphic detail of the books could negatively impact the development of children regardless of sexuality.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In 2024, New York state banned realistic school lockdown drills, barring the use of props, actors, or simulations.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The common ingredients are incredible storytellers who are excited about trying to make a series that feels authentic and realistic, and maybe feels familiar, but in a way that also feels elevated and sophisticated.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Inspired by her vivid dream, Quiller decided to make the scene a reality for her sister.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, which killed nearly 20,000 people and precipitated a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, remains a vivid illustration of the devastation such events can cause.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Blomstadt has such a kind and expressive face, and the camera lingers on the different instruments in the orchestra, which is perfect for fuelling the imagination of a music-mad toddler.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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There’s no better way to fill the home with holiday cheer than through expressive decorating.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Michigan features miles of sand beach, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, towering bluffs, an island lighthouse, coastal villages, picturesque farmsteads and more.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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One hotspot among luxury-seeking travelers is Telluride in the picturesque San Juan Mountains.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Peter is a visual thinker, a photographic talker, describing his surroundings with a precise and artistic eye.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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Two years earlier, the large photographic work Blue Ceiling Matson Jones could be seen in the background of the Bonwit Teller windows.—
Stefan Koldehoff,
Air Mail,
1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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If accurate even only in part, such a dramatic escalation would cast doubt on the reliability of the election results and put the military at the center of the blame for the outcome.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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The median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market than the average sales price, which would mean taking the sum of all sales prices then dividing by the number of homes sold.—
USA TODAY Network,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The work, led by Professor Zijian Li, confirms that the synergistic effect of K+ and C3N4 co-intercalation significantly reduces the electrostatic interaction between Zn2+ and the [VOn] layer, improves the specific capacity and cycling stability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Get specific prompts to optimize emails, memos and presentations for tone, context and audience.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Descriptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descriptive. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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