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evocative

[ih-vok-uh-tiv, ih-voh-kuh-] / ɪˈvɒk ə tɪv, ɪˈvoʊ kə- /


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Rich, evocative, crafty and exciting, it’s one of the few standout movies of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

An evocatively realized setting such as Ms. Bigelow’s Washington nerve center can be ample reason to make a movie worth seeing, but three others that were overflowing with local atmosphere offered far more than that.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the 100 years since, the glamorous building style - evocative of neon-lit jazz bars and the golden age of big motion pictures - rapidly spread around the world.

From BBC

The soundtrack by Simon and Garfunkel is as evocative as ever, and Anne Bancroft’s performance as Mrs. Robinson remains a marvel of empathy and complexity.

From New York Times

Not a few prehistoric finds have been attributed, evocatively if not accurately, to the work of ancient cannibals.

From New York Times