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Recent Examples of gestural
The tarps are painted and manipulated in ways that are gestural and that appear almost like a Stella painting.
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Moon’s colorful ceramic sculptures and gestural paintings take inspiration from a variety of global cultures.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2025
Frankel Hirsch continued to experiment with couture techniques in new ways, adding more drama, a la the gestural illustrations by Erté.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
The gestural scale of Pronouns both maps and encourages an ASL conversation space.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Moon’s colorful ceramic sculptures and gestural paintings take inspiration from a variety of global cultures.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2025
Frankel Hirsch continued to experiment with couture techniques in new ways, adding more drama, a la the gestural illustrations by Erté.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
The gestural scale of Pronouns both maps and encourages an ASL conversation space.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestural
Adjective
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Lyles, an average build for a sprinter at 5ft 11in (180cm), is loud and expressive.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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When transiting the bold and expressive sign of Leo, the messenger planet takes on a more theatrical flair.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Ates’ angle: A big, mobile, right-handed defenceman sounds so much like the ideal Jets draft pick that Pronman chose Brzustewicz for Winnipeg in his most recent mock draft.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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What To Know The new mobile hardware is not changing anything drastic in the Trump Organization's playbook.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Should a person rent a car, transponders are movable from one vehicle to another.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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The twin doors are lockable, and the two shelves inside are movable to accommodate plants of different heights.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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The problem is that Flanagan—known for eerie but subtle horror films like Hush and Oculus and Netflix series like Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House—puts too many overly earnest quotation marks around what should be the most moving scenes.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Perhaps the most moving part of the evening was the presentation of the third and final MOCA Legends Award to renowned architect Frank Gehry, who renovated the old warehouse which houses the MOCA Geffen.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Semen quality was determined by measuring semen volume, sperm shape and concentration, and the proportion of sperm that were motile (capable of moving or swimming properly).—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Semen quality was determined by measuring semen volume, sperm shape and concentration, and the proportion of sperm that were motile (capable of moving or swimming properly).—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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During a heated altercation with officials during the Wings' loss to the Chicago Sky Thursday, security guards approached as Carrington became increasingly demonstrative.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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The prevailing image of Jokic for the last six weeks has been that of his demonstrative countenance, his passionate gesturing on the sideline.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
17 May 2025
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“Gestural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestural. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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