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Adjective
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Williams was the group’s poet but also its madcap, blending a symbolistic worldview with a devilish sense of humor.—
Ethan Mordden,
WSJ,
9 Mar. 2018 -
The symbolistic use of the color red, worn by the accusing girls, is contrasted with the more subdued colors of the accused.—
Orange County Register,
Orange County Register,
27 Jan. 2017
Adjective
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Frenetic, handheld scenes of Jordan’s friends guzzling handles of Tito’s at house parties give way to impressionistic passages of those same friends walking through a local nature preserve or pumping gas in the small hours before daylight.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
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Regaining Unconsciousness, her first collection in a dozen years, feels like an archival boxset, with over a hundred poems grouped into eleven sections with the impressionistic, welcoming vibe of playlists.—
Christopher Spaide
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Symbolist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symbolist. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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