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descriptive

[dih-skrip-tiv] / dɪˈskrɪp tɪv /


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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

By quantifying that threshold, ALFA-K turns genome doubling from a descriptive observation into a predictable evolutionary event.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

Much of her sophomore album “Vanity” has main character energy, and Lovestory’s “Telenovela,” with its extended metaphors of Barbarella bad bitches, “tragica erotica,” and using “su lengua pa cambiar el canal” is the descriptive centerpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

It was purely descriptive: a recognition that social and cultural factors shape human behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

When the song finishes, I look at Spike and say the world’s least descriptive word: “Wow.”

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon




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