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evocative

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


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It was an evocative choice - and a logistical headache.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

To me, the most evocative Aztec sites are the offbeat relics that now lie underground along Guatemala Street near the Templo Mayor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

At a Canadian Tire store in Montreal, a chain that sells hardware supplies and other goods, employees on Wednesday wore T-shirts bearing the evocative slogan: "We all play for Canada."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Deeply evocative of a post-Dvorak new world, they are beautifully played on the new recording and would have been ideal for the Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

There is something evocative in the idea that the material used to write code gave rise to the word itself: form became function.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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