imaginatively
Americanadverb
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She does not imaginatively describe scenes so much as itemize facts about them, so the reader encounters detailed lists of what things cost, what people are wearing, what they order from menus and so on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The erasure of gay Black Hollywood is really the point of this imaginatively crafted, stunningly tense, historically significant sophomore novel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
All is imaginatively recreated, and minutely detailed, as in one of his uncle’s historical novels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Democratic citizens need to develop the habit of listening imaginatively rather than in a competitive or judgmental way.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2026
It was half finished, a wide gold collar formed of tiny chains strung with innumerable golden bees, each one delicately and imaginatively conceived, superbly wrought.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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