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Adjective
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Curiously, given that Casey began as a choreographer, the lackluster dance is energetic but inexpressive.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
24 June 2025 -
Here again is that inexpressive mode that Enelow identified in film performance, hiding a dark pool beneath; what can’t be acknowledged isn’t just an individual’s pain but the larger suffering that undergirds it.—
Lidija Haas,
Harper's Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The film’s wry brand of sadness at times recalls the work of Aki Kaurismäki, although Covi and Frimmel rarely mimic the Finnish auteur’s deadpan style of humor.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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Chase sequences through streets and down staircases are more thuddingly deadpan than raucously camp.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Two were blank, one was out of focus and two showed police officers.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The brand’s trefoil logo is embroidered in gold at the forefoot, but the mule is otherwise blank in terms of outward branding.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My face was an ugly, unexpressive mess.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
1 Oct. 2021
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Redefine masculinity to include expressing their feelings Too often, masculinity and strength have been marked by a stoic, quiet, emotionally unexpressive presentation.—
John Duffy,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2021
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All three were in jeopardy before the fire, and more so after, with thousands of lots vacant and local businesses on life support.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Apparently per a more recent 2022 General Assembly language amendment, vacant farmland qualifies for an ERA.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Expresionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expresionless. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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