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evocative

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


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“That a name evocative of Disneyland has been applied to a depopulated, decimated swath of Ukrainian coal-and-steel country could appear jarring as Europe’s deadliest fighting since World War II continues to rage,” they wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

"That photo of the ripped kippah – there's something so kind of evocative about it," he reflected.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Through evocative descriptions—the skylark’s trill “hovering in the quivering air,” or the sun rising over a “silvery, dew-thick cow meadow”—Ms. Haynes invites us to take part in the daily rhythms of our natural world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Ohs works in evocative details: inserted frames of color, like mood flashes, or a shot of a lonely phone ringing, never getting picked up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Goldstein’s is personal, evocative, reflective, yet intellectually just as rigorous. at least not unproblematically.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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