as in eloquent
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
the teacher's expressive sigh showed that she had heard that excuse many times before
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Recent Examples of expressive
The children playing Lamia and Saeed had no training as actors, yet both are fanatically precise, effortlessly expressive, and pensively deep-hearted.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Advertisement In a recent interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes, Liu attributed her pre-comeback disillusionment with the sport to controlling expectations over her diet and her expressive choices in competition, a particularly toxic mandate in a sport where scoring is dependent on aesthetics.
—Jasmine Wynn, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Credit is due to the series' expressive, ever-adaptable Minions and their adorably garbled language, as well as Steve Carell's voice work as Gru, the supervillain at the heart of the story.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
With Gyokeres’ first goal coming on 66 minutes, Arsenal and their supporters could be expressive.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Advertisement In a recent interview with CBS News’ 60 Minutes, Liu attributed her pre-comeback disillusionment with the sport to controlling expectations over her diet and her expressive choices in competition, a particularly toxic mandate in a sport where scoring is dependent on aesthetics.
—Jasmine Wynn, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Credit is due to the series' expressive, ever-adaptable Minions and their adorably garbled language, as well as Steve Carell's voice work as Gru, the supervillain at the heart of the story.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
With Gyokeres’ first goal coming on 66 minutes, Arsenal and their supporters could be expressive.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expressive
Adjective
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But, to paraphrase one of Philip's lines, his column is fluent, eloquent, and almost entirely beside the point.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Candiace isn't done giving eloquent speeches just yet.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Patients accused Heaps of groping them, performing unnecessarily invasive examinations and making suggestive comments.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The report noted some mottling and nodules in the liver and a spleen with one hypoechoic mass and multiple similar nodules suggestive of hemangiosarcoma.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The strategy’s treatment of Europe is particularly revealing.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps the most revealing analogues are the widespread age restrictions for the purchase and consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis, which are common around the world and have been extensively studied.—
Keith Humphreys,
The Atlantic,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Rodríguez herself hasn't embraced meaningful public debate of the nation's problems other than announcing the creation of an advisory commission on political co-existence to be headed by Villegas' brother, Culture Minister Ernesto Villegas.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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With that in mind, the Bilt cards can be the most rewarding travel credit cards for everyday purchases, and Bilt stands alone in offering meaningful rewards on rent or mortgage payments.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To see you as a newborn child and then to look at you and to know that every step along the way, to witness that journey, is the most meaning aspect of my life.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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For Robell Awake, the chair is a meaning-laden object, symbolic of rest, a stand-in for the human body, a reflection of historical power dynamics.—
Felicia Feaster,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Expressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressive. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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