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Recent Examples of impressionistic
Regaining Unconsciousness, her first collection in a dozen years, feels like an archival boxset, with over a hundred poems grouped into eleven sections with the impressionistic, welcoming vibe of playlists.
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Christopher Spaide
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Simply, Tartakovsky wanted to make a movie showcasing his impressionistic visual style and Sandler wanted to make one with a bunch of dumb bits aimed at an audience too young to care about what a critic would think is good.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
What’s remarkable about this light-footed film is its impressionistic, childlike vision of an African country on the verge of violence.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
As if acknowledging the decidedly impressionistic quality of the translation, each of Emoji Dick’s lines of emoji was accompanied by the original text.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
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Christopher Spaide
august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Simply, Tartakovsky wanted to make a movie showcasing his impressionistic visual style and Sandler wanted to make one with a bunch of dumb bits aimed at an audience too young to care about what a critic would think is good.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 30 July 2025
What’s remarkable about this light-footed film is its impressionistic, childlike vision of an African country on the verge of violence.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
As if acknowledging the decidedly impressionistic quality of the translation, each of Emoji Dick’s lines of emoji was accompanied by the original text.
—Longreads, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionistic
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The first major Frankenstein film liberally adapts the source material, but in lieu of staging the novel as written, James Whale leans into expressionistic production design and Gothic spectacle.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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If earlier iterations of the lesbian vampire film were Gothic and ornate, Nadja is more shoegaze, captured on bleary black-and-white videotape with an expressionistic flair.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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The entire collection was inspired by the post-impressionist painter, featuring bursts of color and delicate construction throughout, curated by Rodarte founders Kate and Laura Mulleavy.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Our version of the expressionist silent film was performed onstage, all in black and white.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Day-Lewis, 68, co-wrote the film with his son, Ronan, 27, who also makes his directorial debut with the expressionist drama.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Impressionistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionistic. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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