as in graphical
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
The result is this nonfiction murder mystery, whose Cajun setting is captured in a descriptive, sometimes lyrical, style worthy of James Lee Burke.
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Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
This phrase can roughly be defined as descriptive of a product that is designed to cater to a viewer from almost every demographic of India, a country with as many as 22 official languages, 2,000 dialects and 1.4 billion people.
—Vishal Menon, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
By automating critical processes, these technologies can enhance operational efficiency while analyzing search trends, user intent and descriptive domain names to improve visibility through enhanced search engine optimization (SEO) and organic search performance.
—Lisa Box, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
An abduction must have occurred, the child must be at risk of serious injury or death, and there has to be descriptive information about the child, the suspect or the suspect's vehicle.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
This phrase can roughly be defined as descriptive of a product that is designed to cater to a viewer from almost every demographic of India, a country with as many as 22 official languages, 2,000 dialects and 1.4 billion people.
—Vishal Menon, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
By automating critical processes, these technologies can enhance operational efficiency while analyzing search trends, user intent and descriptive domain names to improve visibility through enhanced search engine optimization (SEO) and organic search performance.
—Lisa Box, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
An abduction must have occurred, the child must be at risk of serious injury or death, and there has to be descriptive information about the child, the suspect or the suspect's vehicle.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descriptive
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An anecdote illustrates this trend: a freelance graphic designer once lost hours to a phishing link masquerading as a payment request.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Deaths – priest Bernat’s murder opening Season 2, for instance – can be graphic.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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Two, that the racing footage is incredibly realistic.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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Around-the-clock monitoring is crucial, yet building and staffing a 24/7/365 SOC isn't realistic for the typical small enterprise.—
Ricardo Villadiego,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The title track – the last song on the album – does follow a Boss-esque blueprint of vivid storytelling (with the serious true-life recounting of a near-fatal car crash as a teen), but the music leans more Killers sheen than Springsteen muscularity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Haim’s new album gives vivid shape to a hard-to-define phase. Recipes: Try our recipe for rye shortcakes with strawberry-mandarinquat compote and citrus labneh. Games: Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
21 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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Even-Tide specializes in sandwiches and cheese boards, with a picturesque patio next to the Currituck Sound.—
Kate Lewis,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Belém is a picturesque area known as the museum district.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 June 2025
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The exhibition path follows a typological order, bringing together more than 600 photographic works by 25 artists that recount over a century of German photography.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
20 June 2025
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The university itself doesn’t have a lot of photographic evidence of this man.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2025
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Bottom line: Even when data show that generative AI is more accurate, patients still want to talk with a human when facing complex or life-threatening decisions.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Despite the vast expansion in the number of sensors, the insurance institute’s testing found, the male THOR dummy was less accurate than the current Hybrid dummies, which also had limitations.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 June 2025
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By pinpointing specific areas where AI can make a quick impact, like root cause analysis, predictive maintenance or knowledge management, the value can be immediate while keeping the enterprise rollout manageable.—
Andreas Eschbach,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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At the briefing on Thursday, Caine went further, describing that six bunker-buster bombs were dropped down each of the two ventilation shafts with fuses programmed to detonate at specific times.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
26 June 2025
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“Descriptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descriptive. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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