expressive
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This altarpiece marks the Italian artist coming into his own at the end of the Renaissance, its vision of Christ after his crucifixion rendered in an expressive, enigmatic style.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
The conductor is petite with large, expressive eyes and a Cheshire cat’s smile.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Whether he was laughing, brooding or crumpling into sobs to create one of the most well-known and widely circulated meme GIFs of all time, Van Der Beek’s expressive appeal propelled him to virtually overnight superstardom.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
Never the most comfortable or expressive in front of the media, she quickly became tired of questions about it as her rise to prominence began.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
It was very hard to detect any expressive tones in his voice, whether of irony or anger, because it was so deep and so flat.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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