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very clear and direct
She provided an incisive analysis that changed my entire opinion on the issue.
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Recent Examples of incisive
At a time when the world seems more absurd than ever, the need has only grown for a deftly incisive voice with the courage to decry truthiness to power, regardless of consequences.
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Eric Deggans, NPR, 18 May 2026
Sliding effortlessly from incisive observer to chaotic flirt to exhausting narcissist, Firstman is never not in on the joke.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
But those looking for the most incisive art being produced in the US at the moment won’t find that here either.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Drone footage has, in the years since, gotten only more ubiquitous, which is what makes the incisive way it’s deployed in the new documentary Our Land all the more remarkable.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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Eric Deggans, NPR, 18 May 2026
Sliding effortlessly from incisive observer to chaotic flirt to exhausting narcissist, Firstman is never not in on the joke.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
But those looking for the most incisive art being produced in the US at the moment won’t find that here either.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
Drone footage has, in the years since, gotten only more ubiquitous, which is what makes the incisive way it’s deployed in the new documentary Our Land all the more remarkable.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incisive
Adjective
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Lemon Juice Method Like other acidic ingredients, lemon juice can help tackle mineral buildup and refresh the toilet bowl with a clean, citrus scent.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
2 June 2026
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Club soda is another popular choice, especially for absorbing acidic stains like red wine.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 2026
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New York — In New York’s Hudson Valley, the artist Anicka Yi has erected columns bursting with mercurial microbial life, in hues of acid green and coffee, arranged like an archaeological dig at Storm King Art Center.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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There are acid critiques of settler colonialism alongside tributes to the majesty of the American landscape, sober revisitations of enslavement alongside hopeful pleas for liberation, bitter denouncements of intervention in wars abroad alongside quaint homages to homespun Americanness.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Turns out Porter voted over the weekend, in Newport Beach, which has a nice ironic ring to it, no?—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Those artists were ironic and aloof, treating advertising and mass-media imagery as expressions of a broader fug of celebrity and consumerism.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The vision is concise and confident for a restaurant that opened in April.—
Jessi Roti,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 June 2026
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That’s some clear, concise handiwork for an 11-year-old.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Just as in their debut, the Esiris luxuriate in scenes of people at work and observations of an increasingly cosmopolitan locale, subtly revealing trenchant class differences.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Of course, Lee goes heavy on revenge, regret, and Oresteian recriminations, but season 2 is also a trenchant exploration of the surprising interplay between love and class.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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There’s no place like home on Kurt Vile’s new album, a mellow but poignant consideration of the tension between life as a working musician and a family man.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2026
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Pyrotechnic spectaculars thrill us with movement, surprise, poignant impermanence — and those qualities distinguish dance, as well.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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As embodied by John Lithgow, Dahl is incisive, avuncular, irascible, acerbic, and always entertaining.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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The acerbic toon has aired more than 330 episodes and pilloried scores of subjects and celebrities since its 1997 launch.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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John Pankow played Ira, Paul’s sardonic, womanizing cousin.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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The sardonic trend spoke to what Ukrainian and Russian military analysts say could be a deeper shift in the course of the war, which began in 2022 when Russian forces launched their full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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“Incisive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incisive. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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