descriptive
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When Bum-seok frantically demands a descriptive clarification from a hunkered, terrified colleague who’s seen the thing, the man barks back, “Who cares? That’s not the point!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It unveiled a new data platform that automates that descriptive process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Using the descriptive phrasing that was common then among older people, she said, “That is the prettiest little girl I have ever seen.”
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
It merely stated that, as a descriptive matter, the court no longer applies it.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
But there’s no harm in separating them by putting a descriptive word or two in between: Dilbert decided to discreetly mention dating in the workplace.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing descriptive
Expository Writing, List 1
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Achievement First 5th Grade IA 1 Words
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STAAR English II: Composition, Revision, and Editing
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