emotive

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Acting, as Chalamet has shown time and again, is as much about a lithe and flexible body as it is about an emotive psyche.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

"Her spontaneity, emotive restraint and quiet confidence stood out immediately. Her courage to move far from home and attempt something entirely new at this age won us over."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

One possible factor is the tone set by social media and the emotive doom-scrolling and rage magnets embodied in their algorithms.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Diners were ushered into a grand, circular room, served by waiters dressed in "hanfu", and treated to an eight-act performance involving twirling dancers and emotive dialogue from actors.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Dark and emotive, they suggested a trace of ex-otic blood in his heritage—Greek, maybe, or Chippewa—and conveyed a vulnerability that made Westerberg want to take the kid under his wing.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer