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Recent Examples of gestural
Where An Orange Colored Day was gestural and allusive, A Rush to Nowhere is direct.
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Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
The fundamental trouble with such franchise films is that the construction of character is usually no more than gestural: with all the emphasis on extravagant spectacle and on backstories in the franchise universe, there’s rarely any room for personality, experience, or knowledge.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
There’s a speaker, and a physical button, which could potentially be used to take photos or as a gestural shortcut to other commands — like waking the virtual assistant.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
This time it was brought back to life with illustrations full of character and expressive gestural linework.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
The fundamental trouble with such franchise films is that the construction of character is usually no more than gestural: with all the emphasis on extravagant spectacle and on backstories in the franchise universe, there’s rarely any room for personality, experience, or knowledge.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
There’s a speaker, and a physical button, which could potentially be used to take photos or as a gestural shortcut to other commands — like waking the virtual assistant.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
This time it was brought back to life with illustrations full of character and expressive gestural linework.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestural
Adjective
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Designs incorporate brighter color palettes and graphic elements associated with the Bratz brand, positioning the capsule within a more expressive segment of the activewear market.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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That 25% rye firmly places it in the high-rye camp, while the Texas climate accelerates maturation, yielding a more expressive profile.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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But Reuters is the first to report the extent of the launch-pad network linked to the octagons; recent military activity around one of the facilities; and analysts’ assessments that the pads could field mobile missile launchers and electronic-warfare operations.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Officials also said attendees will be required to use a mobile app to access the festival, allowing organizers to monitor attendance numbers.—
Ben Wheeler
May 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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And that pick being moveable would make it so the Pacers would have four first-round picks that could be moved in deals.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Truly domesticating bees required a hive with movable frames, one that would allow beekeepers to examine their bees and harvest honey without destroying the colony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Citations were given for 39 hazardous moving violations and 65 non-moving violations.—
Kendrick Calfee
May 24,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2026
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The report urges Sacramento to follow San Francisco and Berkeley in restricting non-moving violation enforcement.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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The problem was that, under a microscope, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and other motile bacteria almost instantly swam out of frame.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs at Sperm Racing HQ is a lab stocked with racks of test tubes, centrifuges for separating out the most motile sperm from a sample, and little plastic slides containing new microscopic racecourses for frat-boy cum.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Both actors are incandescent and the chemistry between them is off the charts, and Calvani is even more adorable this season as the demonstrative and frank Italian who longs for his homeland.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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That Spurs and West Ham are even in this situation heading into the final game of the season is demonstrative of the gross mismanagement both clubs have suffered from in recent times.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
24 May 2026
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“Gestural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestural. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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