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expressivity

[ek-spre-siv-i-tee] / ˌɛk sprɛˈsɪv ɪ ti /


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Haunting and powerful, her paintings, particularly those from the past decade, reveal her strong affinity with Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Francis Bacon and other artists who rendered the human form with febrile expressivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“Admittedly, Crumb has ‘reintroduced’ expressivity to avant-garde concerts, which comes as a quaintness to blasé ears,” he wrote, “but his music is nothing more than expressivity — hanging unqualified in air.”

From Washington Post Nov. 21, 2022

Cellists tend to seek, with powerful expressivity, a theatrical narrative.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2022

Greasy or glammed, Leto fills in Morbius with restraint, sensitivity and gestural expressivity, creating a solid-enough emotional foundation that deepens the character’s struggles with his own monstrosity.

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2022

The avatars will also be able to animate the movement of a mouth when a microphone picks up the user speaking, to "bring additional expressivity", he said.

From BBC Nov. 3, 2021




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