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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.
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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
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
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The top-scoring expression matures for an astounding six years in white American oak barrels.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Salaviza described the short form as a pure mode of expression in which authentic emotion is fundamental, while von Döhren – drawing on her parallel career as an illustrator – emphasized how effectively the format can convey feeling through storytelling.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 June 2026
Noun
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His emotional eloquence pushed music toward the future.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
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The oversized teddy bear of a man with the languid baritone, who speaks with the eloquence of a poet, the encouragement of a coach, and the comfort of a minister, came up in the legendary Night Hawk in the 1970s.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cullen said that her poem, featured in her third poetry collection Conditional Perfect, is even more poignant now, after losing her mother.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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His poetry has been translated to French, German, and English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Noun
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However, the website of the pro-cap campaign appears to draw on anti-Muslim rhetoric to make its case.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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And despite the Education Department’s rhetoric, borrowers are still getting their student loans discharged.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Expressiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressiveness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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