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Recent Examples of gestural
His palette is light, smudgy guitar textures and warm synths; his message, more gestural than discursive, is love and lust.
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Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
Backdrop redrew the original horses, creating an abstract, watercolour layered effect that infused depth and a narrative arc to the gestural horse drawings.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
But for all their startling power and sweat, the heavily gestural choreography is presentational rather than dramatic.
—David Benedict, Variety, 1 July 2025
Here, the body is the frame, which holds the infinite gestural archives within movement, while highlighting the female form as both the subject and the lens; the image and the image-maker.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
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Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2025
Backdrop redrew the original horses, creating an abstract, watercolour layered effect that infused depth and a narrative arc to the gestural horse drawings.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
But for all their startling power and sweat, the heavily gestural choreography is presentational rather than dramatic.
—David Benedict, Variety, 1 July 2025
Here, the body is the frame, which holds the infinite gestural archives within movement, while highlighting the female form as both the subject and the lens; the image and the image-maker.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestural
Adjective
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The expressive and excitable young girl stumbles along, while the wary grown-up remains controlled and refined — even though both are completely lost.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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Jeremy and Cindy Bearman, a husband-wife duo with pedigrees from New York City’s ABC Kitchen and db Bistro Moderne, have created a seasonal menu that is technique-forward and expressive.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To reliably run all three external screens, a 45-W USB-C power adapter is recommended – this can also be from a 45-W+ power bank to make the setup truly mobile.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
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Modern systems, including those from ADT, offer smart features that detect when your mobile device leaves a preset boundary (geofence) around your home.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The concession stand, however, will be movable.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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There are so many layering opportunities built into this roomy, moveable one-piecer.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Among the more moving cases that Blair describes are those of people who in life were vulnerable and powerless but in death were considered formidable threats.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The offense is considered a non-moving violation with no license points, though vehicles can be towed in some cases.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Semen quality was determined by measuring semen volume, sperm shape and concentration, and the proportion of sperm that were motile (capable of moving or swimming properly).—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, having normal semen volumes, sperm motility, sperm concentration, and total motile sperm counts are not guarantees of fertility.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
21 June 2021
Adjective
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In any case, Shelter reliably provides plenty of the action that Statham fans crave, not to mention his trademark charisma and low-key underplaying that makes Charles Bronson look overly demonstrative.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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Either in practice or in games, there’s nothing demonstrative about how Stafford teaches his teammates.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Gestural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestural. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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