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evocative

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


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Fragments of evocative poetry are found throughout the lyrics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

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

The puffed-up version is a lot less interesting and humanly evocative than the true version.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

It was 1996 and Brown had been reading Katherine Dunn’s strange, evocative novel Geek Love, talking about it in class, pointing out the enthusiastic alienation of its characters.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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