impressionistic

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Recent Examples of impressionistic One of the things that really surprised me in getting away from that photorealism that we were locked into for such a long time, and getting into this painterly, more impressionistic look that extended from the backgrounds to the characters themselves, was the overall effect was more believable. Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025 Nietzsche’s genealogy, needless to say, was a more impressionistic affair, and didn’t reach back to any evolutionary savanna. Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 The impressionistic clip from the photographer/director known for his work with the Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam features a mix of performance footage and floating flowers with archival photos from throughout the band’s quarter-century-plus history. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025 But viewers who show up mostly for the impressionistic Severance, who appreciate it from scene to scene rather than for the big What Does It All Mean conspiracies, will find the show back in full force. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for impressionistic

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“Impressionistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionistic. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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