1
as in spicy
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
making unwelcome suggestive remarks to a subordinate will be regarded as sexual harassment
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2
as in reminiscent
provoking a memory or mental association
a haunting and suggestive song about a long-lost love
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3
as in revealing
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
the dog's aggressive behavior is suggestive of some past mistreatment
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Recent Examples of suggestive
Its Monday grosses topped its Saturday receipts — unusual for any film and suggestive of the idea that the release is gaining strength.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
The results were suggestive but silly—streetwear for Wallace and Gromit.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
A number of Rosenblum’s Passes posts mentioned in the lawsuit referenced nudity, underwear and other suggestive terms.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Even the band launched into a suggestive stripper theme.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
The results were suggestive but silly—streetwear for Wallace and Gromit.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
A number of Rosenblum’s Passes posts mentioned in the lawsuit referenced nudity, underwear and other suggestive terms.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Even the band launched into a suggestive stripper theme.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestive
Adjective
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The admirable Kentucky Freedom Run Farm provides the fine, flavorful lamb for a slow braising and sided with a spicy tomato jam risotto, coriander, mint-and-pistachio gremolata and the reduction of the meat’s juices.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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His agenda for a perfect day in L.A. includes a boat party, an ice bath and the most glorious spicy shrimp in town.—
Michelle Woo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Low-profile keyboards seem to be growing in popularity as regular profile mechanical keyboards are reminiscent of the clunky old keyboards used on mainframe computer terminals in the 1970s.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The thicker frame is reminiscent of an earlier era filled with outstanding fashion.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Trump is demanding that his Justice Department investigate both men, which is a clear abuse of power as well as a revealing example of Trump’s escalation from nasty tweets about his political opponents to unleashing federal prosecutors on them.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Val Kilmer was tremendously candid about his life and career, between a revealing 2020 memoir and an intimate 2021 documentary.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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The comments in screen shots of the chat room were demeaning and vulgar – as were the texts from the anonymous messenger who had sent her the images.—
Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Where once was the vulgar, now lies the Vulgate, a common relatable almost religious experience that all at Barclays seemed to feel.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
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Notably, the hues of navy and blue work well together to portray the actor as eloquent in matters of style.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
18 Apr. 2025
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His book is a distraught but eloquent cry against our tolerance for other people’s calamities.—
Fintan O’Toole,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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The precinct includes Forest Hill, Edgecliff Village, Crowley and Burleson, and has been represented by a blue commissioner since the 1960s.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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Notably, the hues of navy and blue work well together to portray the actor as eloquent in matters of style.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
18 Apr. 2025
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The next steps include speeding up the AI's processing, making the output voice more expressive and exploring ways to incorporate tone, pitch and loudness variations into the synthesized speech.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The abuse continued during his visits through at least 1985, according to the indictment, which charges him with five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Deputies found and arrested Betancourt, who was sentenced March 21 to six years and eight months in state prison for felony child abuse causing injury, felony domestic violence, witness intimidation, and possession of obscene matter depicting persons under age 18 engaged in lewd conduct.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Suggestive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suggestive. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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