as in reminiscent
provoking a memory or mental association
the Italian-American restaurant is decorated in a manner evocative of the charming outdoor cafés in Italy
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Recent Examples of evocative
The lyrics—elsewhere evocative—wilt dramatically, a slurry of platitudes.
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
Sadie Benning and Michael Almereyda have found ghostly, evocative textures using Pixelvision, a Fisher-Price toy camera from the late 1980s.
—Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The two-story boat house, or Ocean Room, is perhaps the most evocative and conducive to creativity, with a double room on the second floor and a kitchenette on the first, with a piano next to ceiling-length windows that open straight onto the sea.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The ornate recipes favored by some of Sadboy’s artisan competitors are scrapped in favor of blends that are succinct and evocative.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
Sadie Benning and Michael Almereyda have found ghostly, evocative textures using Pixelvision, a Fisher-Price toy camera from the late 1980s.
—Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
The two-story boat house, or Ocean Room, is perhaps the most evocative and conducive to creativity, with a double room on the second floor and a kitchenette on the first, with a piano next to ceiling-length windows that open straight onto the sea.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The ornate recipes favored by some of Sadboy’s artisan competitors are scrapped in favor of blends that are succinct and evocative.
—Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for evocative
reminiscent
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Some of Saar’s leather necklaces are reminiscent of tribal loincloths, in a triangle shape that comes to a point, dyed and stitched in various colors.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The recent increase is reminiscent of the early 2000s, when the company was recovering from the dot-com crash and spending slowdown that followed 9/11.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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“Evocative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evocative. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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