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evocative

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


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But I get the sense that, in comparing Bourdain’s writing to the film, true die-hards will long for his quippy, evocative storytelling that’s absent from “Tony.”

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

The surprises came from the rock acts brought in to re-imagine the most evocative needle drops from Anderson’s ouvre.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

It’s a delicate, nuanced performance, homespun, funny, real and evocative of the way that there’s more to older people than we sometimes bother to see.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

She has channeled that into art, writing the evocative and hilarious tween comedy PEN15.

From Slate Jun. 23, 2026

Goldstein’s is personal, evocative, reflective, yet intellectually just as rigorous. at least not unproblematically.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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