expressiveness

Definition of expressivenessnext

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Recent Examples of expressiveness 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 Much attention is paid to the expressiveness and eccentricities that make Dern so recognizable. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 Jerome Powell isn’t known for his expressiveness. Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026 The Shibutanis entered the competition in Osaka determined to show the world that their time off the ice had not taken away from their skills and expressiveness but added to them. Alice Park, Time, 5 Jan. 2026 Vocally, the members play with this subtle, almost nonchalant expressiveness. Billboard Korea, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressiveness
Noun
  • Rhaenyra doesn't know what expression to wear when looking at her former childhood friend.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Reynolds uses the modern expression culture war to describe the mutual antagonism; that feels right.
    James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • Adams offered two incidental new piano pieces and one for string quartet containing his characteristic rhythmic excitement and melodic eloquence.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • Many individuals are drawn to you like a magnet because of your eloquence and allure.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Her new album, Fata Morgana, uses an array of cascading rhythms, impish hooks, and fierce poetry to interrogate her place in a corrupt American society.
    Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Avelar is a part of an extracurricular program run by America SCORES Bay Area, a nonprofit that allows students to learn and play the sport of soccer, as well as honing some of their academic skills through poetry.
    Sara Donchey, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • To us, this rhetoric is not simply an innocent expression of nostalgia.
    Derek H. Alderman, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • Worse, the administration has done so by accepting what was surely the regime’s rhetoric.
    Elliott Abrams, Washington Post, 25 June 2026

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“Expressiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressiveness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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