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Recent Examples of gestural
The tarps are painted and manipulated in ways that are gestural and that appear almost like a Stella painting.
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Moon’s colorful ceramic sculptures and gestural paintings take inspiration from a variety of global cultures.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2025
Frankel Hirsch continued to experiment with couture techniques in new ways, adding more drama, a la the gestural illustrations by Erté.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
The gestural scale of Pronouns both maps and encourages an ASL conversation space.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Moon’s colorful ceramic sculptures and gestural paintings take inspiration from a variety of global cultures.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2025
Frankel Hirsch continued to experiment with couture techniques in new ways, adding more drama, a la the gestural illustrations by Erté.
—Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
The gestural scale of Pronouns both maps and encourages an ASL conversation space.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gestural
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gestural
Adjective
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Mammoth Dunes If Sand Valley is a study in restraint and rhythm, Mammoth Dunes is its bolder, more expressive sibling.—
Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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While themes like heritage and quiet luxury lingered faintly in the background, the spotlight belonged to expressive styles.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this week, meanwhile, CBS News was taken inside the Secret Service's James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, Maryland, to see the agency's security improvements in response to Butler, which include a fleet of military-grade drones and a system of mobile command posts.—
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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Sentinel, made by mobile robot specialty company Boston Dynamics in Waltham, Massachusetts, weighs 70 pounds and stands about 2 feet tall.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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They are placed on top of a quarterback’s helmet and are small and easily movable, which helps teams capture unique views on the field.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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Its movable limbs complicate the aerodynamics, and gases emitted from the wind turbines exceed 1,200 degrees and flow at nearly the speed of sound.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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As Jimmy Lennox, a musician carrying a torch for Susan Sarandon's Louise, Madsen got to do some of the most moving and mercurial work of his career.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
3 July 2025
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One of the most moving elements of the book is all the friends who come and go as the pages flip, the many people who, in variety equal to their number, try to help Lacey cope (one gives her bricks to throw at a wall, another tells her to read Seneca).—
Diana Arterian
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Semen quality was determined by measuring semen volume, sperm shape and concentration, and the proportion of sperm that were motile (capable of moving or swimming properly).—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Semen quality was determined by measuring semen volume, sperm shape and concentration, and the proportion of sperm that were motile (capable of moving or swimming properly).—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Alexander Zverev Loses at Wimbledon and Might Need Therapy Alexander Zverev isn’t the most demonstrative of players at the best of times, but the German is going through the worst of times.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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In our culture there’s little more demonstrative action of a parent’s lack of control than having their child drive away in a 4,000-pound hunk of metal on their own.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Gestural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gestural. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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