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Recent Examples of insightful Devin Harris, Nowitzki’s former teammate who is now one of Dallas’ color commentators, said Nowitzki does a good job of communicating casually while being insightful. Christian Clark, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 His insightful commentary is provided below. Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 Yet, Aramayo’s sensitive portrayal of the man and Jones’ unflinching dedication to showing some of Davidson’s most painful moments, the ones that pushed him into action, add up to an insightful biopic that chronicles a very worthy subject. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025 Our conversations were always insightful and engaging, a truly stimulating exchange of ideas. Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insightful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insightful
Adjective
  • Wealthier schools are wise enough to ban smartphones or require oral exams.
    Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Cost-wise, how does Little Village Grill stack up?
    Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • At this point, a prudent President would have stayed silent.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • And for a program run by a nation-state or a billionaire that doesn't want to have a rocket blow up, this is prudent.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Kogonada is a thoughtful, perceptive filmmaker.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Kogonada anchored this intellectual coming-of-age story in keenly perceptive images of the city’s buildings, as if seen through Casey’s mind’s eye, lending detailed and specific material reality to Casey’s inner life.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Insightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insightful. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.

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