as in acidic
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
Mussolini is at once an incisive psychological portrait of one of the 20th century’s most destructive individuals and a clear-eyed dissection of fascism’s politically expedient, intellectually incoherent origins.
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Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
This double release proves that their most ambitious and incisive work may still lie ahead.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
The plotline isn’t the most incisive on its face, but the suggestion that Bro must have a beating heart underneath all his bravado is a perhaps unintentional reflection of the media’s tendency to be so generous to white men like him.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Toklomati doubled the lead in the 47th minute when Inter Miami’s defense was carved open with incisive passing.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
This double release proves that their most ambitious and incisive work may still lie ahead.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
The plotline isn’t the most incisive on its face, but the suggestion that Bro must have a beating heart underneath all his bravado is a perhaps unintentional reflection of the media’s tendency to be so generous to white men like him.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Toklomati doubled the lead in the 47th minute when Inter Miami’s defense was carved open with incisive passing.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incisive
Adjective
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Coffee is a naturally acidic beverage, and drinking it can affect the acid content in your stomach.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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That Hedda has forged such a life for herself is a testament to her wiles — no one is more adept at delivering acidic barbs cloaked by a friendly hand on the shoulder.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Avoid an acid overload of tart and tangy (pickles and citrus), a bold flavor competition, sweet and funky flavors colliding (fruity jams and aged cheeses), and a clash of spicy meats and cheeses with delicate fruits and accompaniments.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Normally, acid from citrus is used to curdle the milk, before the solids are removed to leave a rich drink.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Pluribus is as dry, ironic, brutal, and alert to the horrors festering in no small number of human souls as anything he’s made.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Just down the street from the colossal blue Scientology center (one of LA’s top locations for taking an ironic selfie) is Found Oyster, a delightful and perennially (pleasantly) crowded seafood restaurant inspired by clam shacks on the East Coast.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The initiative focuses on publishing concise, high-quality species descriptions to shorten the gap between discovery and formal recognition drastically.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The other cuts in as needed — concise, disarming, right on cue.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Though even the most trenchant critical and fan analyses of Swift's latest release haven't detected any mention, covert or overt, to Jonas, his place in the annals of Swiftian lyrical history is still prominent.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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It was celebrated as much for D’Angelo’s ever-inventive musicality and arrangements — copious guitars, and vocal tracks stacked to the heavens — as well as his politically trenchant lyrics.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But for those crafting it with Boorman, the nightmare is more painful and more poignant than that.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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But there’s something different — something more poignant — about watching this particular circle begin to vanish.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In previous administrations, Defense Department officials — including the acerbic Rumsfeld — would hold regular press briefings, often twice a week.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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The host, Scotty, is an acerbic jerk who saves his meanest digs for Richter’s Mickey.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps the distance was a result of Goldman’s eventual drug use or the appearance of The Professor of Desire published in 1977, whose sardonic portrait of David Kepesh drew heavily on Goldman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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The time to be sardonic had passed.—
Eddie Huang,
Curbed,
9 Oct. 2025
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