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evocatively

[i-vahk-uh-tiv-lee]

adverb

  1. in a way that readily evokes scenes, images, and feelings for the reader, listener, or viewer; strikingly, suggestively.



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Unlike a few of the seedling apples we’d tasted—some of which foragers evocatively call “spitters”—this was fruit I’d cut up to serve with thick slices of cheddar.

The world of low-level gamblers is evocatively drawn and Anderson displays an unexpected tenderness to those who inhabit it.

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Tender, honest and evocatively photographed, this documentary sticks to you like a boutonniere on a lapel.

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One of the most evocatively bizarre images from the first season’s credits, involved Mark working at a desk made of his own head.

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You could be aware of the piece’s form — its nine evocatively titled sections, performed as a single, 21-minute movement — or smile at “MAX,” a contraction of “Manny Ax.”

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