as in eloquent
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
the teacher's expressive sigh showed that she had heard that excuse many times before
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Recent Examples of expressive
Casteel ended up filming a clip of the fallout from Briggs' brief foray into the world of expressive art, with the resulting footage posted to TikTok under the handle life.with.briggs.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Your interview attire should be thoughtful and expressive without overshadowing your substance.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
Moments of standoffishness or awkwardness are emphasized with jump cuts to her face, the camera lingering on her expressive, quizzical features.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In the past decade and half, the key shift in her painterly language is the sinuous, expressive lines that appear within her images, often in the foreground.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Your interview attire should be thoughtful and expressive without overshadowing your substance.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2025
Moments of standoffishness or awkwardness are emphasized with jump cuts to her face, the camera lingering on her expressive, quizzical features.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In the past decade and half, the key shift in her painterly language is the sinuous, expressive lines that appear within her images, often in the foreground.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressive
Adjective
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Notably, the hues of navy and blue work well together to portray the actor as eloquent in matters of style.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
18 Apr. 2025
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His book is a distraught but eloquent cry against our tolerance for other people’s calamities.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Mackintosh and Bourne mitigate the damage by grouping some songs together and presenting them in an ingeniously suggestive dramatic fashion.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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This revelation tempers the expectations of a Dynasty revival despite the suggestive interactions and Hammerstone's social media activity.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Trump is demanding that his Justice Department investigate both men, which is a clear abuse of power as well as a revealing example of Trump’s escalation from nasty tweets about his political opponents to unleashing federal prosecutors on them.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Val Kilmer was tremendously candid about his life and career, between a revealing 2020 memoir and an intimate 2021 documentary.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This dynamic, along with changing political sentiment, could have a meaningful impact on demand for our products in the near-term.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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According to Huang, that means, taking the time to thoughtfully design and produce each piece, ensuring that every item is meaningful and serves a purpose for our customers.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Expressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressive. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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