expressiveness

Definition of expressivenessnext

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Recent Examples of expressiveness Users can customize not only the accent and gender of the voice assistant, but also the pace and expressiveness. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 Houston could soar within it because Parton imbued it with a musical and sentimental purity that made room for the enormity of her expressiveness. — Ann Powers, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026 Instead, the speakers who resonate most today are those who loosen up and embrace a more idiosyncratic, less perfect expressiveness. — Matt Abrahams, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 What expressiveness in the robot changed in participants was how their brains handled the moment. — Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Users can now customize how Siri sounds through new pacing and expressiveness controls, while also interacting with the assistant through voice or text. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026 With the new upgrade, users can now even customize the expressiveness or pace of Siri’s voice. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 Through the various forces, a huge one of them being social media, there’s been a loss of expressiveness. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026 Despite us having just seen the episode where Reid performed this exact song, his vocals felt like they were shot out of a cannon — Reid has an unexpected control and expressiveness to his live singing voice that emphasizes the already theatrical lyrics and melody. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressiveness
Noun
  • The core collection of the Glenlivet consists of a few age-statement expressions (12, 14, and 15-year-old), as well as some NAS whiskies.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Paris flagship is one of the first expressions of that more cohesive brand identity.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • His eloquence and unflinching honesty helped immortalize the eulogy.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Odysseus of legend is known for his cunning and his eloquence.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Around that time, with Channing and a few friends — and with Bibbe’s assistance — Beck started a mimeographed poetry magazine by and for young people.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • His words are at once part of the rhythm section and profoundly personal poetry.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But hostile rhetoric on both sides underscored the difficulty of any diplomatic efforts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • With their rhetoric, the companies appear to be seeking public favor and to set the terms for their own safety protocols in the unregulated market, experts, analysts and former government evaluators told the Associated Press.
    — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Expressiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressiveness. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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