vividness

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Recent Examples of vividness The social world seen through her lens—women riding bicycles, women playing tennis, women embracing one another—has an irresistible vividness. Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025 And a great director could achieve a kind of vividness that is not yet available. William Earl, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025 Through the first-person narration of his protagonist, Nicholas, a teenager suddenly besieged by anxiety, Clune conveys with uncanny vividness what a panic attack feels like. Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vividness
Noun
  • While not perfect, Johnson was involved in many of Palace’s best attacking moments and brought directness and purpose, qualities that have been lacking in their game since Ismaila Sarr left just before Christmas to play for Senegal in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Learn to handle directness without getting defensive.
    Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Her question, in Lipe-Smith’s inquisitive piccolo of a voice, is heartbreaking in its blend of straightforwardness and desperate desire, as is her mother’s wavering response.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That plainness, though, adds to the sense that Death in the Family isn’t packing in unnecessary frills, just conveying what happened and following the facts.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the world returned to its new normal and, judging by the Summer Games in Paris, Olympic fervor experienced a revival.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Early revolutionary fervor had given way to rule by a deeply corrupt and brutal nomenklatura.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Quince Organic Airy Gauze Bed Blanket Complete the look of your hotel-worthy bed with a lightweight cotton bed blanket that can act as both an extra layer of warmth at night or the perfect oversized throw for afternoon naps, movie nights, and cozy mornings with your favorite book.
    Brittney Morgan, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Portable fireplaces provided warmth as temperatures dipped into the night.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s own commentary works with tacit eloquence through such parallels and contrasts.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The man known as Supermex is also an idol for his humor, eloquence and ability to command the attention of fans.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • One filmmaker who did mention AI did so with stridency.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But such readings can hardly account for the urgency, and occasional stridency, of le Carré’s post-Cold War novels.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025

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“Vividness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vividness. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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