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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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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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—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
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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
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Morgan’s great gift as a comedian is in drawing vivid imagery.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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His full project showcases his vivid, vulnerable songwriting, cementing Slone as one of country music’s most compelling new voices.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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The resulting image depicts a loose choreography—several children hold their ringed arms in front of them, fingertips touching—but the over-all impression is one of gleeful, expressive chaos.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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It was thought that the simple last scene of Tom readying Ethan’s bedroom and giving the always subtly expressive Ruffalo a moment of quiet introspection would do the trick.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2025
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Iceland's unique environment includes an active volcano, natural hot springs, thousands of picturesque waterfalls and glaciers – including Vatnajökull, which takes up 8% of the country's land area.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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For decades, the Algarve has been beloved for its endless sunny days and dramatic coastlines with its picturesque beaches, craggy cliffs, and hidden caves.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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An enormous photographic project, spanning nearly a century of Kentucky history, holds up a mirror to the state's past and present.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
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The transients do not seem to be particles of nuclear fallout that have drifted down onto the photographic plate either, since such particles would produce foggy, diffuse spots, not pinpoint, star-like objects.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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World’s most advanced quantum clocks Quantum clocks provide very accurate timekeeping.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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November 04, 2025 When Wikipedia was founded in 2001, the idea that people around the world could come together to create an accurate online encyclopedia covering virtually any topic seemed far-fetched.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
4 Nov. 2025
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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