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emotionalism

[ih-moh-shuh-nl-iz-uhm] / ɪˈmoʊ ʃə nlˈɪz əm /


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Then, after a short silence, the music resumed, but now with the addition of Mr. Muhly on prepared piano, lending ineffable poignancy to strains of unsentimental emotionalism.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

For that reason, I wouldn’t be shocked to see the rootsy 27-year-old singer-songwriter Noah Kahan accept the award, even if his yelpy emotionalism isn’t exactly my thing.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2024

A love story and a ghost story, it marries sly conceptual daring and fearless emotionalism with masterly assurance.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2023

It is based not just on extreme authority and emotionalism, but a cultivation and worship of the Irrational.

From Salon Apr. 20, 2023

However few people can successfully demonstrate a principle in common ethics when their deliberation is festered with emotionalism.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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