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descriptive

[dih-skrip-tiv] / dɪˈskrɪp tɪv /


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The appearance of “A Marsh Island” deepens the mystery, as it showcases the same descriptive purity and keen appreciation of human behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

So he wrote another draft that was 50% longer and more descriptive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Easily accessible generative artificial intelligence tools, such as Google's Veo and OpenAI's Sora, enable the creation of realistic imagery using just a few descriptive words.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Previously, researchers could only search for descriptive metadata and then had to download the full datasets to access raw sequences.

From Science Daily • Oct. 28, 2025

They also said it publicly, as just another descriptive adjective.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger