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Recent Examples of expressionist
The production is naturalistic, with bits of expressionist neo-noir worked in when a crime is being described.
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Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
One of music’s greatest cosmic ironies is how ground zero for the expressionist rage known as death metal is located in easy driving distance from the Most Magical Place on Earth.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
His views of their unconventional garments are painterly and romantic—expressionist evocations rather than detailed transcriptions of the clothes.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Our version of the expressionist silent film was performed onstage, all in black and white.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Day-Lewis, 68, co-wrote the film with his son, Ronan, 27, who also makes his directorial debut with the expressionist drama.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
One of music’s greatest cosmic ironies is how ground zero for the expressionist rage known as death metal is located in easy driving distance from the Most Magical Place on Earth.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
His views of their unconventional garments are painterly and romantic—expressionist evocations rather than detailed transcriptions of the clothes.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Our version of the expressionist silent film was performed onstage, all in black and white.
—Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Day-Lewis, 68, co-wrote the film with his son, Ronan, 27, who also makes his directorial debut with the expressionist drama.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressionist
Adjective
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Perhaps a more perverse, expressionistic route is required.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Like a director manning a film dolly, Kehlmann pans from one perspective to another—including those of Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks, two glamorous actors whom Pabst discovered—to give an expressionistic sense of the people and the forces shaping his life.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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That lurid fable was followed by 2023’s Pictures of Ghosts, an impressionistic documentary that told the parallel stories of Mendonça Filho’s life in movies and Recife’s decaying cinemas.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The animation — hand-painting on canvas and glass render the hypnotic water effects — feels impressionistic, like a work of fine art come to life.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Perched in the scenic hills above Los Angeles, The Getty Center focuses on European art from the Middle Ages through the early 20th century, and is packed with Italian Renaissance paintings, Dutch Golden Age art, and impressionist pieces.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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Guests will include Wyclef Jean and Andra Day with the music, while comedian and impressionist Matt Friend will report for the show from the red carpet.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Expressionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressionist. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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