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Recent Examples of sensate
His pictures of trees, shorelines, rocks and moons are startlingly sensate.
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
The show seems to organize itself around at least two themes: the sensate body and the rigors of geometry. Exemplifying the former are three works by the venerable Barbara Hammer, a pioneer in representing lesbian sensuality, who died this year.
—Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2019
Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
The show seems to organize itself around at least two themes: the sensate body and the rigors of geometry. Exemplifying the former are three works by the venerable Barbara Hammer, a pioneer in representing lesbian sensuality, who died this year.
—Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensate
sensual
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Your sensual pleasure and romantic desires will never be the same again once Uranus enters mutable Gemini on July 7.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2025
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Misner’s sensual signature look speaks in service to the contours of the body, using draping techniques to extend and celebrate curves.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
24 June 2025
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“Sensate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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