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expressivity

[ek-spre-siv-i-tee] / ˌɛk sprɛˈsɪv ɪ ti /


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Haunting and powerful, her paintings, particularly those from the past decade, reveal her strong affinity with Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Francis Bacon and other artists who rendered the human form with febrile expressivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

He dominates not by having the loudest voice onstage but by the far great power of expressivity.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2023

Crumb’s expressivity — attained through amplification of the piano’s hidden resonances, alteration of its inner mechanics and other material interventions — hardly seems “unqualified” when channeled through the body of Margaret Leng Tan.

From Washington Post Nov. 21, 2022

Greasy or glammed, Leto fills in Morbius with restraint, sensitivity and gestural expressivity, creating a solid-enough emotional foundation that deepens the character’s struggles with his own monstrosity.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2022

The avatars will also be able to animate the movement of a mouth when a microphone picks up the user speaking, to "bring additional expressivity", he said.

From BBC Nov. 3, 2021




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