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evocative

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


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Beatty’s lyrics are filled with strong images and evocative phrases — the paint chipping off a “white picket dream” in the new album’s “Fleur de Lis,” for instance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

She has channeled that into art, writing the evocative and hilarious tween comedy PEN15.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026

Mr. Mintzker’s most evocative confrontation is with his own story.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But they’ll soon discover, as his evocative lyrics wash over them, that the LP’s songs aren’t merely about the former Beatle’s past, but our own.

From Salon • May 12, 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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