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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
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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
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In nearly all these cases, there remains a sense of the uncanny, which makes the more recent works in the restaged show noteworthy for their comparably insistent, sometimes expressionistic representation of a warped realism.—
Tim Griffin,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2025
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Unmoored from tradition and offering only vague, impressionistic lyrics, Granli’s quavering performances on Rosacea become Rorschach tests, ripe for free association with whatever images your psyche can dredge up.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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Yet an outstanding cast, scripts that are perceptive about grief and remorse, and Hennie’s impressionistic directing more than make up for it.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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The resulting rich visual swirl of colors and shapes looks like a dynamic impressionist painting.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Photograph by Evelyn Freja A stroke of inspiration led the boundary-pushing vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater to pair up with the impressionist pianist Bill Charlap.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Expressionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressionist. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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