gesticulatory

Definition of gesticulatorynext
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Adjective
  • Mary Lovelace O’Neal, whose gestural abstractions consistently ran against the grain, defying the demands placed upon Black painters by critics and artists alike, died on Sunday in Mérida, Mexico.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 May 2026
  • In the great room, Gibson took cues from a rug Christian Bérard created for Nelson Rockefeller’s Fifth Avenue apartment, amplifying its gestural floral pattern in a custom carpet and then carrying the motif up the walls.
    David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The final shot of Jane and her crew packing up in the big empty soundstage as Valerie walks away is very moving, in the way that this season has been so much about the loss of investment in the craft of filmmaking.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 14 May 2026
  • Courtenay Valenti, who is now running [Amazon] MGM, always loved it, always thought there was something valuable to the idea of a family movie that seemed like a silly talking animal movie and turns out to be much more moving.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
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“Gesticulatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gesticulatory. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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