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Recent Examples of incisiveness
Howard Cosell would announce the news of Lennon’s death on Monday Night Football, a sound bite that Soderbergh, with his customary incisiveness and aversion to the maudlin, includes here.
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Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
No artist ever mocked the insanity of the Hollywood cartoon stystem with such devastating incisiveness, and yet loved its creative output so much.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
But thematic incisiveness has not proven to be her strong suit nor something her heart is in.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
When did Kuminga start playing with incisiveness, with an eye for not just a clean, defense-breaking pass, but the pass after that, as well?
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Deploying the Englishman in a high-and-wide wing-back role can give Madrid more incisiveness and quality on the opposite side, allowing Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Bellingham to overload the left flank.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
No artist ever mocked the insanity of the Hollywood cartoon stystem with such devastating incisiveness, and yet loved its creative output so much.
—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
But thematic incisiveness has not proven to be her strong suit nor something her heart is in.
—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
When did Kuminga start playing with incisiveness, with an eye for not just a clean, defense-breaking pass, but the pass after that, as well?
—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Deploying the Englishman in a high-and-wide wing-back role can give Madrid more incisiveness and quality on the opposite side, allowing Mbappe, Vinicius Jr and Bellingham to overload the left flank.
—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incisiveness
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Albert Camus did not believe that lucidity required indifference.
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Mary screamed in one of her rare points of lucidity.
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This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form.
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But the first World Cup expanded to 48 teams isn’t likely to provide any real clarity until the Round of 16.
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And where there are incisions, there are sutures—approximately 400 of them in Robin’s case.
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With the Preservé by Motiva procedure, a surgeon makes a small incision under the breast and creates a channel in the breast tissue using a special tool.
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But where her labelmates routinely drape their songs in warm, dense fuzz, Babuka Black opts for clarity and directness.
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His filmmaking has a lovely, homespun directness.
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Your forthrightness will set the tone for future dates.
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There’s something both startling and seductive about such forthrightness.
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But the Windows handheld software experience on the Claw is just awful compared to the straightforwardness of SteamOS on the Steam Deck.
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On Monday morning, Starmer, whose resignation has appeared inevitable for some time, delivered the news with his customary straightforwardness.
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Pretty Baby had been banned in many countries for its explicitness, particularly nude scenes featuring the underage Shields, but that didn't deter overzealous fans in the French Riviera.
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The film frankly depicts the extreme sub-dom relationship that Erika lures Elliot into, peppered with Araki’s trademark playful-surrealism while committed to a certain, refreshing explicitness.
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“Incisiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incisiveness. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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