expression
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“We use the name ‘punk’ and attach it to expression and rebellion,” adds co-curator Michael Worthington, a graphic design professor at CalArts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Sporting black sunglasses and a trademark beanie, the 27-year-old identifies as a queer artist, highlighting the need for expression and acceptance throughout his music.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Like most clichés, this one contains truth, but its expression sounds like an excuse to keep quiet and do nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Innocuous as using the term “mother” to describe an actress may ultimately be, it has been proliferated in such an extreme and exaggerated way that the expression has sprinted past “bop” in terms of misuse.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
The boy beside her was scowling, caught up in the memories of his own recap, no doubt, but when he saw me his expression changed to one of worried wariness.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing expression
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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